Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the international initiative for Open Access (OA), is celebrating a significant milestone in 2023 as it marks ten years of OA publishing. To commemorate this achievement, KU is launching its tenth round of funding, which has to date supported the publication of over 4,000 scholarly books and 50 journals in a range of humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Knowledge Unlatched is part of Wiley Partner Solutions.
During the past decade, KU has worked with libraries worldwide to unlatch peer-reviewed OA monographs, journals, and other scholarly content, leading to significant enhancements to its flagship HSS collection, KU Select, in 2023.
KU's multi-disciplinary collection, KU Select, is now fully aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), comprising seven collections focused on specific SDGs, including No Poverty, Good Health and Well-being, Gender Equality, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Reduced Inequalities, Climate Action, and Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions. This strategic alignment allows libraries to invest in highly sought-after OA scholarly content that directly impacts society and the planet.
KU's wide-ranging subject collections serve as a testament to continued partnerships with established publishers, including Routledge, Berghahn, EDP Sciences, HAU Books, IWAP, Luminos by the University of California Press, Language Science Press, transcript, and wbv Media. These partnerships reinforce Wiley's commitment to helping libraries fund high-quality and relevant scholarly content each year.
Libraries interested in supporting this year's OA offerings can pledge their support until November 2023. For more information about 2023 pledging and collections, visit KU's website at knowledgeunlatched.org.
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