Wiley, a leading global publisher and authority in research and education, has announced a significant new partnership with OA Switchboard, a community-driven initiative dedicated to facilitating seamless information sharing about open access publications among funders, institutions, and publishers. With this partnership, Wiley becomes the first major publisher to join the OA Switchboard initiative, marking a pivotal step towards more efficient and transparent open access (OA) data sharing.
OA Switchboard operates as a neutral intermediary, enabling funders, institutions, and publishers to exchange standardized messages regarding OA publications. Through this system, stakeholders can send, receive, and respond to a predefined set of messages, either directly or through their dedicated partner systems. Wiley’s involvement will bolster OA Switchboard’s “reporting made easy” feature by providing publicly-available metadata for OA articles published in Wiley’s extensive range of journals.
This collaboration promises to significantly streamline the processes of registering and reporting research outputs for institutions and funders. By utilizing OA Switchboard’s shared open infrastructure, stakeholders will be able to conduct trend analyses and monitor how and where affiliated authors publish their work openly, simplifying compliance and enhancing transparency.
Wiley’s support of this initiative aligns with its ongoing commitment to innovation and the advancement of open access publishing. This partnership will not only improve operational efficiencies for institutions and funders but also foster a more interconnected and transparent ecosystem for academic publishing.
OA Switchboard, renowned for its publisher- and funder-agnostic approach, stands to benefit immensely from Wiley's extensive experience and resources. This collaboration is expected to set a new standard for OA data sharing, encouraging other large publishers to follow suit.
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