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RE: A publication portal for open, global and perpetual access to science
Open access is always a plus, that just means that anyone can read the work, and they don't have to pay for it. I try to publish my work in open access journals, or pay extra money to ensure that the work becomes open access. Accessibility of work to all scientists is so important, and for profit journals and their paywalls are truly holding work back and slowing progress.
In my field, we have the chance to have one open access journal for letters (PLB) and two open access journals for normal articles (JHEP and EPJC). I am always cycling through those. I am for the moment also questioning myself with respect to APS journals. They refuse to sign the SCOAP3 agreement and I am wondering whether I should simply stop writing referee reports for them as a sign of protest.
I think refusing to be a referee is a fair response to that. If everyone did that then they might cave and sign the agreement.