EMS Press launches open access model ‘Launch to Open’ for community‑led publishing - March 31, 2026
EMS Press has introduced Launch to Open (L2O), a community-based model designed to support the transition of established journals to open access through transparent cost structures and shared institutional responsibility. The model distributes financial responsibility across subscribing institutions while disclosing full publication costs, funding targets, and the… Read More
CERN to host Open Research Europe (ORE), open access publishing platform - March 27, 2026
Approval for CERN to host Open Research Europe (ORE), a non-profit open access scientific publishing platform, has been granted by the CERN Council in December 2025. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) will host the platform beginning in autumn 2026. Open Research Europe provides a free… Read More
APS opens 10 journals in 2026 under Subscribe to Open model - March 27, 2026
The American Physiological Society has met the 2026 target for its Subscribe to Open program, allowing 10 primary research journals to be made open access worldwide without article processing charges for authors. APS stated the result was made possible by continued support from institutional library partners that… Read More
Taylor & Francis expands Diamond Open Access model with six new journals through Collective Pathway to Open Publishing - March 26, 2026
Taylor and Francis has expanded its diamond open access model, Collective Pathway to Open Publishing (CPOP), through agreements with Jisc in the United Kingdom and the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) in Australasia. That collective support has… Read More
JMIR Publications and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas announce flat-fee unlimited OA agreement - March 26, 2026
JMIR Publications and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) have announced a Flat-Fee Unlimited Open Access Publishing Agreement. The agreement replaces individual Article Processing Charges (APCs) with a single Institutional Publishing Fee (IPF), with APC expanded here as Article Processing Charge and IPF… Read More
Jisc signs two-year open access agreement with MDPI - March 25, 2026
MDPI has entered into a new two-year agreement with the UK’s Jisc consortium, extending access to the publisher’s Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP) through the end of 2027. The agreement enables more than 60 UK institutions to participate in the program,… Read More
Ireland’s National Open Access Monitor assessed positively against OSMI principles - March 24, 2026
IReL and OpenAIRE have announced the completion of a comprehensive assessment of Ireland’s National Open Access Monitor using the OSMI Principles of Open Science Self-Assessment, marking a milestone in advancing transparent, responsible, and high-quality open science practices. The National Open Access… Read More
MDPI renews 2026 open access Article Processing Charges agreement with Norwegian Agency Sikt - March 24, 2026
MDPI has renewed Norway’s national agreement with the Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research (Sikt) for the 2026 period. The arrangement will remain in effect throughout 2026 and enables participating institutions in Norway to receive discounts on Article Processing Charges (APCs)… Read More
JMIR Publications and University of Helsinki sign flat-fee open access agreement - March 19, 2026
JMIR Publications and the University of Helsinki have entered a flat-fee unlimited open access publishing agreement effective from January 1 to December 31, 2026. The agreement replaces individual article processing charges (APCs) with an institutional publishing fee (IPF) covering all affiliated researchers, including those at Helsinki University… Read More
Penn Libraries sign two-year open access agreement with Oxford University Press - March 18, 2026
The Penn Libraries have entered a two-year open access agreement with Oxford University Press (OUP), which will run through 2027. OUP is the largest university press and publishes more than 500 hybrid and fully open access journals across humanities, social sciences, law, life sciences,… Read More
