Open Access

This article is based on a keynote speech given at the OASPA conference in Leuven on 22 September 2025 critically analyzing the power relations surrounding open knowledge. The central thesis is that what matters is not who owns knowledge, but who can use, produce and evaluate it –…

For more than two decades, the open access (OA) movement has been one of the most influential reform efforts in scholarly communication. It reshaped policies, business models, and expectations around the dissemination of research.

Les discussions actuelles du secteur de l’édition et des bibliothèque est de répondre au problème de la qualité du contenu en réaffirmant le contrôle des éditeurs : privilégier la version de référence, conditionner l’accès à l’IA à des accords de licence, et mettre en place des cadres qui positionnent…

How are small scientific publishers approaching the transition to open access publishing models? What challenges do they face in this process? What are key benefits of transitioning to OA?
The study finds that the publishers interviewed for this project see considerable benefits in transitioning to open access…

Globally, the open access (OA) movement has long sought to liberate scholarly communication from commercial publishers. But Japan pursues open access and open science from a unique context; that approach has often blurred the OA landscape and left Japanese academics perplexed. In this article, I will explore how economic history…

In recent decades, there has been a move to “open” science and research. One component of open access is “accessibility,” often used to mean that data and other products are free to use by others. However, accessibility also refers to considering and meeting the needs of people with disabilities. Our…

Le web scraping, utilisé pour entraîner de grands modèles de langage, a connu une forte augmentation ces dernières années, submergeant les infrastructures d’accès libre comme le DOAJ sous un trafic massif de robots. Dans cet article, Brendan O’Connell, responsable de la plateforme DOAJ, explique comment nous relevons ces défis.

« Each year, OASPA surveys its members about their publication output to report on volumes of published open access content and licensing. OASPA members were once again invited to share their data to update our previous post on this topic, from January 2025. Figures were supplied as number of articles published…

« DOAJ exists to serve the global open access community. Our strategy needs to do the same, and respond to real needs and reflect shared values. Our Managing Director, Joanna Ball, shares DOAJ’s new strategy for 2026-2028, which sets our direction for the coming years and builds on what we have…

Each year, OASPA surveys its members about their publication output to report on volumes of published open access content and licensing. OASPA members were once again invited to share their data to update our previous post on this topic, from January 2025. Figures were supplied as number of articles published per year since…