Hundreds of ‘Free’ Academic Journals Have Started Charging Fees
A study tracking diamond open-access journals has found an increase in titles switching to other publishing models - especially over the past few years.
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EU Advised to Do More to Support Open Access
Analysis of OA policies across 35 countries finds “progress” but also “persistent fragmentation”.
Open Access in the European Research Area - Progress Remains Uneven
New report finds open access is advancing across the ERA, but progress remains uneven, calling for stronger national and EU action.
From Access to Impact: How Open Access Shapes Research Reach, Citations, and Global Visibility
From Access to Impact: How Open Access Shapes Research Reach, Citations, and Global Visibility
Springer Nature's new white paper shows the gold open access advantage is stronger than ever - across downloads, citations, global reach, and speed of dissemination.
Open Science, Open Innovation? The Role of Open Access in Patenting Activity
Open Science, Open Innovation? The Role of Open Access in Patenting Activity
This study, which analysed how scientific publications are used in patents, finds that open-access research is cited in patents more often than expected, suggesting that open science can strengthen knowledge transfer from academia to innovation and industry.
If You Want to Publish Papers in Your Own Language, Look to Diamond OA
Diamond OA publications contain more work in languages other than English, Johan Rooryck & Janne Pölönen argue for more national & international co-ordination.
Academic Freedom for the Win; Open Access Mandate in Germany Declared Unconstitutional
Academic Freedom for the Win; Open Access Mandate in Germany Declared Unconstitutional
A German court ruled against a mandatory article deposit requirement under Germany's "secondary publication right" (SPR).
APC Caps and Bans - Why Funder Policies Aimed at Curbing the Publishing Industry Don't Work
APC Caps and Bans - Why Funder Policies Aimed at Curbing the Publishing Industry Don't Work
A new report suggests the NIH's promised APC caps will reduce global OA spending. But so far, funder efforts to control publisher and author behavior have largely been ineffective. Here's why.
Sci Hub has created a new AI chatbot. Is it any good?
Largest illegal database of scientific papers has gaps in recently published literature, but its chatbot can still prove useful—especially for less-timely questions
Major Chinese Funder to Stop Paying Fees for 30 Pricey Open-access Journals
Major Chinese Funder to Stop Paying Fees for 30 Pricey Open-access Journals
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) plans to stop paying to publish their papers in international free-to-read journals it regards as too expensive amid effort to grow the country’s own journals.
Diamond Open Access Needs Institutions, Not Heroes
What would it mean to support community-led publishing as infrastructure, rather than as a collection of heroic individual efforts?
In Scientific Publishing, Who Should Foot the Bill?
Publishers often charge authors to publish their publicly-funded research. Will a federal crackdown make a difference?
Author-paid publication fees corrupt science and should be abandoned
Author-paid publication fees corrupt science and should be abandoned
Author-paid publication fees, often associated with so-called “gold” open access journals, lead to the corruption of science by incentivizing the publication of low-quality research and exacerbate inequalities between institutions that are prestigious and well-funded and those that are less so. The authors recommend a total abandonment of author-paid publication fees for academic research, the publication of which is typically a public good yet serves to enrich publishers while degrading research outputs.
Open Access Days 2025: Goal Achieved - or How Can It (Ever) Be Accomplished?
Open Access Days 2025: Goal Achieved - or How Can It (Ever) Be Accomplished?
What does Open Access promise and what does it cost? How can the crucial importance of open infrastructures be embedded as a collective core task? What could a new concept for financing Diamond Open Access look like? At the Open Access Days 2025, these and other questions were answered in lectures and workshops.
ELife Won't Get an Impact Factor, Says Clarivate
Clarivate has decided to continue indexing some content from eLife in Web of Science.
The Benefits of Diamond Are Not Crystal Clear
There remain misconceptions and blindspots in the debate around diamond open access publishing. A realistic assessment of the sustainability this approach needs an agnostic assessment of its total costs and viability as a business model.
6 Major Academic Publishers Face Antitrust Lawsuit
The defendants, including Elsevier and Wiley, have done "tremendous damage to science and the public interest," the complaint alleged.
Unstable Funding ‘Constrains’ Diamond Open Access in Africa
Journals that do not charge authors or readers struggle with staffing and budgeting, study finds
Is the pay-to-publish model for open access pricing scientists out?
Is the pay-to-publish model for open access pricing scientists out?
Authors are increasingly paying to publish their papers open access. But is it fair or sustainable?
Preparing Researchers for an Era of Freer Information
Academic institutions must take steps to help scholars navigate the process of doing research and responding to open records requests.
Mix of Policies Needed to Support Diamond Open Access
EU-funded Diamas project wants to raise awareness of benefits of scholarly publishing model
Japan's Push to Make All Research Open Access is Taking Shape
Japan will start allocating the 10 billion yen it promised to spend on institutional repositories to make the nation's science free to read.
Gates Open-access Policy Change 'anticipates' Coalition S Direction
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has adopted a policy on open-access publishing that the funder group Coalition S says “anticipates” its own planned change of direction.
Will the Gates Foundation's Preprint-Centric Policy Help Open Access?
Revised policy says grant recipients must share manuscripts as preprints - and removes support for article-processing charges.
Enabling Open Access to Books
CERN and the not-for-profit organization OAPEN Foundation are happy to announce a further expansion of their collaboration to jointly promote open access to books.
The Steep Price of Free Science Access
Governments and funding agencies have promised the public unfettered open access to research. Scientists could foot the bill.
Not-for-profit Scholarly Publishing Might Not Be Cheaper - And That's OK
The rising cost of academic publishing is causing consternation across the research ecosystem and prompting calls in Europe for a transition to not-for-profit publishing models.
Open Access Research Outputs Receive More Diverse Citations
The goal of open access is to allow more people to read and use research outputs. An observed association between highly cited research outputs and open access has been claimed as evidence of increased usage of the research, but this remains controversial.
Paywalls Are Slowing the Quest For a Cancer Cure
Paywalls to scientific journals are hindering access and slowing progress to cures for cancer.
Open Educational Resources: Open Economics Guide Now Covers More Topics
Open Educational Resources: Open Economics Guide Now Covers More Topics
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