University of Manitoba launches eScholarship platform to advance open publishing - October 23, 2025
The University of Manitoba (UM) has launched eScholarship, a new open publishing platform providing worldwide access to the university’s research outputs and educational resources. Hosted by UM Libraries, the digital platform offers open publications, open educational resources (OER), and other academic materials. The initiative… Read More
Elsevier expands Geographical Pricing for Open Access to enhance global research participation - October 22, 2025
Elsevier, a global provider of scientific and healthcare information, has expanded its Geographical Pricing for Open Access (GPOA) initiative to include an additional 150 gold open access journals following the success of its 2024 pilot. The expansion brings the total to about 300 journals offering geography-based pricing… Read More
OA Switchboard launches books solution with Cambridge University Press, IntechOpen and University of Michigan Press - October 22, 2025
OA Switchboard has launched a new Books Solution, marking the first standardized framework for automating communications between publishers, funders, and institutions about open-access books. Following the successful 2023–2024 OA Books Pilot, the initiative introduces a community-governed model that streamlines reporting and improves transparency across the scholarly publishing… Read More
CARL marks International Open Access Week 2025 - October 21, 2025
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has joined the global observance of International Open Access Week, taking place October 20–26, to emphasize equitable access to knowledge and community control over research. CARL has framed this year’s theme, which asks Who Owns Our Knowledge… Read More
CRL and NERL renew MIT Press partnership to advance open access in 2026 - October 21, 2025
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) and its NERL licensing program have renewed their partnership with MIT Press to continue supporting the MIT Direct to Open (D2O) program through 2026. The renewal highlights the collective influence of CRL and NERL members… Read More
EIFL updates guide for publishers of Diamond OA journals - October 21, 2025
EIFL has released a revised and updated version of its guide for publishers of Diamond open access (OA) journals, aimed at helping them enhance journal quality and align with best practices in scholarly publishing. Titled ‘Quality in Diamond Open Access Publishing: Guidelines, Policies and Templates’, the updated… Read More
NERL partners with OA Switchboard to advance transparency in open access - October 16, 2025
NERL has announced a three-year agreement with OA Switchboard, an intermediary that facilitates transmission of standardized open-access (OA) publication data among institutions, publishers, and funders. By joining a collaborative network that includes more than 21 consortia, 40 publishers, and 275 individual institutions, NERL members… Read More
IOPP and UMass Amherst libraries sign fee-free open access agreement - October 16, 2025
The University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries have entered into an agreement with the Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP) to provide open access publishing without author fees and expanded reading access for the university community. Under the 2025–2027 agreement, UMass Amherst corresponding authors can publish… Read More
Barcelona Declaration and OA2020 form Joint Task Force to advance metadata openness - October 15, 2025
The Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information and the OA2020 Initiative have established a Joint Task Force on Negotiating Openness of Publication Metadata to promote transparency in scholarly publication metadata and strengthen open research infrastructure. The effort builds on community discussions during recent OA2020… Read More
Wiley acquires open access journal Nanophotonics - October 13, 2025
Wiley has announced the acquisition of Nanophotonics, an open access journal that ranks within the top 20 in the ISI category of Optics & Photonics. This acquisition has strengthened Wiley’s portfolio of journals in physics, engineering, and materials science, placing it at the forefront of research in… Read More
