SCOAP³, the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics, has developed an innovative model to achieve open access to peer-reviewed journals in high-energy physics (HEP).

SCOAP³ will convert high energy physics articles in the leading journals to gold open access. The publishers of these articles and journals are fully acknowledged through peer review and editorial services and the provision of the final published versions. The objective is to convert content in these journals from their current subscription-based model to open access, while preserving all the values provided by quality publishers and publications. SCOAP³ is funded without additional cost to libraries, via the re-direction of their currently funded HEP subscriptions.