In reviewing options for a learned society to publish its conference proceedings, I've discovered that the ACM has changed its OA model: instead of allowing conference organizers to pay for the open release of their entire proceedings (diamond OA), ACM now only allows open w/ author-paid APCs.

ACM is touting its moves into full OA. But the new model just shifts the unequal access to authors instead of readers. And so, ACM is eliminated as an option for this society.

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