On March 7th, 2023, 28 stakeholders from a variety of world regions came together for OASPA’s first ‘Equity in OA’ workshop to discuss issues of exclusivity and inequity within open access. The workshop was facilitated by Alicia Wise and Lorraine Estelle of Information Power. We are pleased to share this report carrying a summary of…
Open Access
Call for Panel Session Proposals for the 2023 OASPA Online Conference
By Bernie Folan
The OASPA annual conference brings the open access community together to discuss new developments and innovations in scholarly publishing, and unite in our shared goal to enable research around the world to be openly accessible in line with our mission. The 2023 online conference will encourage participants to consider how we might all work towards… …
An Interview with The White Horse Press on Joining OASPA
By Bernie Folan
The White Horse Press recently joined OASPA as member in the Small Professional Publisher category. The Press joins a growing list of over 210 OASPA members. We asked Dr Sarah Johnson, Partner, a few questions so we could learn more about The White Horse Press and the decision to become an OASPA member. Q…. …
Respectful Terminologies Project for Indigenous People Launches in Canada
By Ilana Melka
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3rd UN Open Science Conference Recap: Open Science Central to Achieving UN Sustainability Goals
By Nick Shockey
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Punctum Books Helps Build Streamlined System for Archiving Open Access Monographs
By Ilana Melka
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Webinar – Reviewing the Data on Knowledge Creation: Access, Governance and Equity
By Bernie Folan
Date: Tuesday March 7th Time: 2 – 3.15 pm UK/UTC Other timezones: 6.00 am Pacific Time | 8.00 am Central Time | 9.00 am Eastern Time | 11.00 am Brasilia Time | 3.00 pm Central European Time | 3.00 pm West Africa Time | 4.00 pm South Africa Standard Time | 7.30 pm India… …
Survey Shows Many Still Struggle to Afford Needed Learning Materials
By Ilana Melka
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Working to create equity in open access
The world of open access (OA) academic publishing is not a fair or inclusive space as recent conversations and older conversations show. OASPA recognises that OA at any cost is not acceptable, and is mindful of inequities introduced by the current (fully-OA and transitioning) publishing landscape; in removing the paywall to read we should not… …
Welcoming TIB Open Publishing as an OASPA member
By Bernie Folan
We recently welcomed TIB Open Publishing as an OASPA member in the Small Professional Publisher category. The Press joins a growing list of over 210 OASPA members. We asked Xenia van Edig, Publication Platform Manager, a few questions so we could learn more about TIB Open Publishing and the decision to become an OASPA member. Please… …