Australian, New Zealand universities join forces to negotiate open access publishing deals - July 25, 2025
Universities in Australia and New Zealand are uniting in a cross-sector initiative to negotiate open access publishing agreements with major academic publishers. Spearheaded by the Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL), Universities Australia, and Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara, the joint effort aims to secure… Read More
Open scholarship and public engagement converge to advance shared impact goals - July 24, 2025
The convergence of open access and public engagement in research presents an opportunity to amplify the societal impact of academic work. Both approaches emphasize the importance of broad accessibility and inclusive participation in knowledge creation, aiming to address urgent global challenges through more equitable dissemination and use of research. Advocates… Read More
Penn State Libraries to host ‘We Are Enough: Practical Open Access for Everyone’ panel for Open Access Week 2025 - July 23, 2025
Penn State University Libraries will mark International Open Access Week 2025 with a high-profile virtual panel on October 23, 2025 bringing together three prominent global open access movement advocates. Titled 'We Are Enough: Practical Open Access for Everyone,' the event is part of the institution’s continued commitment… Read More
AIP Publishing outlines compliance guidance for updated NIH Public Access Policy - July 17, 2025
In preparation for the revised U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy taking effect on July 1, 2025, AIP Publishing has outlined measures to support NIH-funded researchers in meeting the new open access requirements without incurring additional costs. Under the updated policy,… Read More
MDPI signs first consortium agreement in North America with Canadian federal science libraries - July 16, 2025
The Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), a fully open access publisher, has signed its first North American consortium agreement with the Federal Science Libraries Network (FSLN) of Canada. The two-year agreement enables five Canadian federal agencies to participate in MDPI’s Institutional… Read More
Eindhoven University of Technology and JMIR Publications establish unlimited open-access publishing agreement - July 11, 2025
The Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and JMIR Publications, a leading open-access publisher in digital health research, have entered into an agreement granting TU/e faculty and affiliated researchers unlimited open-access publishing rights across JMIR’s complete journal portfolio. Under this landmark two-year arrangement, beginning July 1, 2025,… Read More
B17 outcomes reinforce open access goals and collective publishing reform - July 10, 2025
The OA2020 Initiative has released a summary report outlining key outcomes from the 17th Berlin Open Access Conference (B17), held earlier this year. The event convened national delegations from research institutions and libraries to assess global progress in open access transition… Read More
NIH to introduce cap on publisher fees to promote open access - July 9, 2025
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) will introduce a cap on how much publishers can charge NIH-supported scientists to make their work publicly accessible. Scheduled to take effect in Fiscal Year 2026, the move aims to curb excessive article processing charges (APCs), promote transparency, and ensure… Read More
University of Miami enters flat fee open access publishing agreement with Frontiers - July 2, 2025
The University of Miami has entered into a flat fee open access publishing agreement with Frontiers. Under this model, researchers affiliated with the University can publish in selected peer-reviewed journals from Frontiers without incurring article processing charges (APCs), as these costs will be fully… Read More
DIAMAS outputs positioned to reshape Diamond open access across Europe - June 30, 2025
The DIAMAS project concluded with a final conference in Brussels on June 3, 2025, where nine core outputs were formally integrated into the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH). These outputs are designed to support the implementation, scalability, and long-term sustainability of the Diamond open… Read More
