OASPA releases 2025 position paper redefining open access from percentage to participation - November 7, 2025
The Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) has released a 2025 position paper expanding its focus on open access from output percentages to broader participation in scholarly communication. Throughout 2025, OASPA launched the 'Next 50%' project, which included the release of a project primer,… Read More
ASBMB launches new gold open access biochemistry journal, IBMB - November 6, 2025
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) announced the launch of Insights in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IBMB), a new gold open access journal covering a broad spectrum of molecular life science research. The publication will cover a wide range of molecular life-science research, emphasizing… Read More
Taylor & Francis expands open access with 32 books via Pledge to Open and confirms third-year library-funded program - November 5, 2025
Taylor & Francis has announced 32 new open access books under its Pledge to Open collective funding initiative and has confirmed that the program will run for a third year. Concluding the initiative’s second year, the new titles cover key global themes including children’s… Read More
SPARC Europe launches global Diamond Open Access Policy Forum to advance equitable scholarly publishing - October 31, 2025
SPARC Europe has launched the Diamond Open Access (OA) Policy Forum to unite policymakers and funders from Africa, Europe, and Latin America in advancing equitable and community-led approaches to scholarly publishing. The Diamond OA Policy Forum was officially launched on October 29, 2025, drawing… Read More
BioOne and Max Planck Society sign three-year agreement to expand open access via Subscribe to Open pilot - October 31, 2025
BioOne and the Max Planck Digital Library have entered a three-year agreement to provide all 84 Max Planck Society institutes with access to the BioOne Complete collection while supporting BioOne’s Subscribe to Open (S2O) pilot from 2026 to 2028. The partnership strengthens shared goals… Read More
AIP Publishing to conclude Subscribe to Open pilot and advance unified open access strategy - October 30, 2025
AIP Publishing has announced it will conclude its Subscribe to Open (S2O) pilot at the end of 2025 as part of a broader transition toward a unified and sustainable open access strategy. The Subscribe to Open pilot, applied to the Journal of Applied Physics and Physics of… Read More
JMIR Publications and MCBIOS partner to advance open access bioinformatics research - October 30, 2025
JMIR Publications and the MidSouth Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Society (MCBIOS) have entered into a long-term partnership that designates JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology as the official journal of MCBIOS. The landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) gives MCBIOS members a stable, high-impact… Read More
DOAJ and Diamond Discovery Hub collaborate to strengthen Diamond Open Access in Europe - October 30, 2025
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is collaborating with the Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH) under the European CRAFT-OA project to enhance visibility and coordination within the Diamond Open Access (OA) ecosystem. The initiative supports greater integration among European Diamond OA… Read More
Optica Publishing Group launches Subscribe to Open pilot for JOSA B in 2026 - October 27, 2025
Optica Publishing Group has announced that the Journal of the Optical Society of America B (JOSA B) will pilot the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model in 2026. The pilot uses the existing subscription framework to enable open access: current institutional subscribers renew as usual,… Read More
DOAJ reaffirms commitment to Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure - October 23, 2025
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) has reaffirmed its commitment to the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI) following the release of version 2.0 of the framework earlier this month. The recommitment was approved by the DOAJ Foundation Board at… Read More
