Open Book Publishers (OBP) turns eighteen today! As we reach our maturity as official publishing ‘adults’, we have dipped into our story so far and pulled out eighteen pieces of advice for anyone…

Event Reflection: OIPA Symposium 2026 By Kira Hopkins I was fortunate to attend the OIPA symposium held at the University of Sussex on 18th June in person, via a much-appreciated travel bursary fro…

Many publishers utilise various business models that enable them to publish some (or all) of their books open access without charging authors a fee, often called a Book Processing Charge (BPC).     Wh...

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Many publishers utilise various business models that enable them to publish some (or all) of their books open access without charging authors a fee, often called a Book Processing Charge (BPC).     Wh...

Diamond open access publishing brings benefits for social science scholarship through increased usage, higher citations and global reach. How does funding help?

Copim reflects on Wiley’s acquisition of Emerald and the issues of scale and corporate consolidation in academic publishing.

Supporting open scholarship through community and collaboration This map shows our current full members. You can click on each pin for more details. This map shows our current full and associate me…

SPARC provides a full set of resources, including an author addendum, to teach authors about their rights, and to help effectively manage copyright.

Representing a diverse community of organisations engaged in open scholarship, we work to support open access becoming the predominant model of publication. oaspa.org Conference registration at…

The UKSG Annual Conference was a major event in the scholarly communications calendar which attracts delegates each year from around the world – librarians, publishers, content providers, consultants ...

The recent partial acquisition of a university press by Taylor and Francis provoked strong reaction from some quarters and walkouts by academic editors at the press. This case, however, fits into a…

Deal adds nearly 500 journal brands, 8,000 book titles, and a substantial archive of case studies and backfile content

Many publishers utilise various business models that enable them to publish some (or all) of their books open access without charging authors a fee, often called a Book Processing Charge (BPC).     Wh...