Ohio University Press expands open access publishing with library support - November 14, 2025
Ohio University Press has expanded its open access (OA) publishing program, increasing its collection from just over two dozen titles to more than 100 supported by University Libraries and several national and international OA initiatives. The expanded collection includes works by Ohio University faculty… Read More
IGI Global Scientific Publishing and Athabasca University renew open access agreement - November 13, 2025
IGI Global Scientific Publishing has renewed its open access publishing agreement with Athabasca University, extending a long-standing collaboration that supports open and discoverable scholarly communication. Under the agreement, Athabasca University faculty will continue to receive Article Processing Charge (APC) funding from the university library… Read More
cOAlition S announces 2026–2030 strategic plan to advance open access and equitable knowledge sharing - November 12, 2025
cOAlition S has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving full and immediate Open Access while expanding its mission to promote transparent, equitable, and trustworthy scientific knowledge sharing. Seven years after launching Plan S, the international coalition of research funding and support organizations has presented a new strategic plan… Read More
AIP Publishing and Hebei University of Technology to launch diamond open access journal Harmonics and Scattering in 2026 - November 12, 2025
AIP Publishing (AIPP) has announced a publishing partnership with Hebei University of Technology to develop Harmonics and Scattering (HAS), an international, peer-reviewed diamond open access journal focused on harmonics and scattering technologies. The journal will open for submissions in December 2025, with its first issue scheduled for… Read More
Walailak University partners with MDPI to expand open access publishing in Thailand - November 10, 2025
Walailak University has joined MDPI’s Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP), becoming the fourth Thai institution to participate since the launch of MDPI’s Bangkok office. Through this collaboration, authors affiliated with Walailak University will receive a discount on article processing charges across all MDPI journals.… Read More
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
