(Feb 2026) “Transformative agreements (TAs) are a relatively new type of journal package that typically includes both access to the publisher’s paywalled content and coverage of the open access (OA) publishing fees for an institution’s authors. As many libraries have entered into these agreements in recent years, analyses of their “value” are increasingly being presented…
(17 Feb 2026) As librarians, we aim to strategically invest our collection funds to support open access publishing as much as possible. For journals, these models include read and publish agreements, diamond open access, and more recently, Subscribe to Open (S2O). Read and publish models can often be unaffordable for libraries, especially if they include a large…
(2 Feb 2026) With The State of Open Data survey and report now reaching its 10th anniversary, Mark Hahnel shares the wins of the past decade, the challenges, and the future of data sharing. “The first decade constructed the moral case for open data. The next decade must construct the practical reality. Academic research stands at yet…
(3 Feb 2026) The Australian Government has announced a new Open Science Policy designed to improve access to publicly funded health and medical research and strengthen collaboration across the research sector. The policy has been introduced by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and jointly developed by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and…
(20 Jan 2026) In the Netherlands (NL), Open Science has taken another major step forward. Open Science NL has announced €35 million in funding for 45 projects aimed at strengthening Open Science infrastructure, supporting the tools, services, and platforms that researchers rely on to share and reuse knowledge. To learn more about the goals behind this investment,…
(19 Dec 2025) This selection of resources helps editors and publishers of Diamond open access (OA) journals to understand and address the challenges of working with generative artificial intelligence (AI) in scholarly publishing. The Resource includes guides, online courses, blogs, videos and webinars on the following key topics: Introduction to Generative AI in Publishing Research…
(27 Nov 2025) OA publishing is now a prominent feature of the academic publishing ecosystem across Asia. An increasing number of scholars, librarians, and institutions are collaborating to ensure that research and knowledge is accessible to everybody. The DOAJ Open Access in Asia webinar (November 7, 2025) was organized by Senior Ambassador for Asia, Vrushali…
(24 Nov 2025) The backlash from researchers whose work has been used to train large language models (LLMs) has re-opened questions around how scholarly works are licensed and the merits of open licenses. Considering the legal standing of open creative commons licenses and conventional copyright, Martin Paul Eve suggests legal protections for academic work are unlikely to be…
(27 Nov 2025) This report presents a brief overview of the socio-political landscape for scholarly communications and describes some of the major forces that could significantly impact the repository ecosystem in the coming years. The aim is to provide COAR members with a synopsis of current trends that may affect repositories as well as to inform…
(22 Oct 2025) Crossref, the open scholarly infrastructure nonprofit, today releases an enhanced dashboard showing metadata coverage and individual organisations’ contributions to documenting the process and outputs of scientific research in the open. The tool helps research-performing, funding, and publishing organisations identify gaps in open research information, and provides supporting evidence for movements like the Barcelona…