STM and ISTIC launch joint fund to support open research and scholarly integrity - August 6, 2025
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) and the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC) have jointly announced the launch of the ISTIC–STM Open Research Fund 2025. This initiative follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)… Read More
SSP’s Generations Fund reaches $500,000 to support scholarly publishing programs - July 2, 2025
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced the successful completion of its Generations Fund campaign, raising $500,000 to provide long-term support for its Fellowship, Mentoring, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) programs. This milestone furthers SSP's goal of promoting a more sustainable and inclusive future… Read More
SPARC Europe awarded grant to advance Open Education and Connect Open movements - June 2, 2025
SPARC Europe has received a significant two-year general operating support grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, building on five years of dedicated work in Open Education within Higher Education. The funding will enable SPARC Europe to expand its Open Education initiatives and… Read More
NWO joins Global Research Initiative on Open Science - March 12, 2025
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has joined the Global Research Initiative on Open Science (GRIOS), committing €50,000 annually to support research on open science policies and impact assessment. GRIOS aims to consolidate existing research on open science, identify knowledge gaps, and provide insights for policymakers,… Read More
£3.5 million awarded to campaign recognizing ‘hidden’ research roles for 2029 REF - February 13, 2025
Emerald Publishing proudly supports the Hidden REF, a campaign to officially recognize the often-overlooked roles that support academic research. The Embedding Trust in Evaluation (E-TIE) project, awarded £3.5 million by Research England, aims to include these "hidden" roles in the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029, a… Read More
MIT Press’s Direct to Open reaches 2025 funding goal, unlocks access to 80 new titles - January 22, 2025
The MIT Press has successfully reached its annual funding goal for 2025 through its Direct to Open (D2O) initiative, securing open access to 80 new scholarly monographs and edited collections. These titles, covering a wide range of academic disciplines, will be released in the… Read More
PLOS awarded $3.3 million grant from Gates Foundation to advance open access publishing - December 11, 2024
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has received a $3.3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support its ongoing transformation towards APC-free (Article Processing Charges-free) publishing models. The three-year funding underscores PLOS’s dedication to dismantling financial barriers in scholarly publishing and expanding open… Read More
Dutch Research Council launches €500,000 Diamond Open Access fund to support non-profit journal publishing - October 23, 2024
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has announced a new funding initiative to support academic journals transitioning from subscription-based models to diamond open access, where neither readers nor authors incur publication fees. With a total of €500,000 available, this Diamond Open Access fund aims to make academic research… Read More
Harvard Library and MIT Libraries to co-fund Open Mind journal through 2027 - September 27, 2024
The MIT Press has announced that Open Mind, a leading cognitive science journal, will receive co-funding from Harvard Library and MIT Libraries through 2027. This initiative marks Open Mind as the first journal to benefit from the newly established Harvard Open… Read More
Arcadia grants $6 Million to SPARC to support open access initiatives through 2030 - September 25, 2024
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has received a $6 million grant from Arcadia, a charitable foundation dedicated to promoting open access to knowledge, preserving cultural heritage, and protecting nature. The six-year grant will allow SPARC to continue its efforts in driving… Read More
