Open Access Week news
To understand the present, we must study the past
And to study the past, we must have access to as much material as possible. This includes primary sources like manuscripts and material objects, but also the scholarship and ancestries of thought that...
Expanding open access in the humanities, education and beyond
What if a university’s research wasn’t locked behind paywalls? Through open-access publishing, researchers and scholars can make their work available to everyone. Open access removes barriers to impo...
Celebrating the Journal of Surrealism and the Americas
The "Journal of Surrealism and the Americas" (JSA) at Arizona State University was one of the first multidisciplinary scholarly online-only journals dedicated to the surrealist diaspora and Indigenous...
Bilingual Press relaunches with a new open access initiative
The Bilingual Press | Editorial Bilingüe (BP | EB), a pioneering publisher of Chicano and Latino/a/x literature since 1973, is relaunching under new leadership with a bold new open access initiative: ...
Leaders in education open access journal publishing
This year’s Open Access Week theme, Who Owns Our Knowledge? is fitting considering the present moment, when commercial interests and backlash to diversity and inclusion initiatives threaten to widen a...
Open Access Week 2023 next steps
For our Open Access Week 2023 series, we have covered a lot of ground on the benefits and challenges, context and opportunities around open research and scholarship. In the first post, we shared the d...
How can researchers engage in open access and open science?
Mary Lou Fulton Teacher's College journals logo As we near the end of this year’s Open Access Week, we are delighted to feature a guest post from our partners at the Mary Lou...
A ‘diamond’ in the rough: no cost open access
Publishing is a challenge. Especially when you get to the point of determining where to publish. First, you have to review little things like the journal’s name, website, and publishing schedule. Simp...
Respecting data sovereignty
Data sovereignty is “the management of information in a way that aligns with the laws, practices and customs of a nation-state in which it is located.” Meaning that the community has the right to cont...