Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association

𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗔𝗦𝗣𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲?  Over the next few weeks we will showcase in a little more detail the sessions we have lined up. Today, we delve into two of the panels we have planned. Find all the information here: https://lnkd.in/dASKc5bs   Opening Keynote Panel: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙮? Moderator: Ben Johnson – University of Strathclyde Panellists: Afek BEN CHAHED – Diocesan Library of Tunis; Collective Youth Africvs; Wiki In Africa Nataliia Sokolovska – Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) Dr Nokuthula Mchunu – The National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) In an era of global challenges, how does open knowledge drive the flourishing of society? This opening keynote panel frames open research as both a moral claim and a practical question for the present moment and explores if and how open research can help ensure discovery is not just accessible, but meaningfully integrated into the world that our work seeks to improve. Panel: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 Moderator: Liam Earney – Jisc Panellists: Iva Grabaric Andonovski – University of Zagreb Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology; HRČAK; Croatian Association for Scholarly Communication (CROSAC); European Association of Science Editors (EASE) Kira Hopkins – The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Library Becky Hill – Taylor & Francis Group Susan Murray – AFRICAN JOURNALS ONLINE (RF) "Sustainability" is an overused yet undefined term in our sector. While often invoked as a shared goal, its practical meaning often shifts depending on an organization’s scale, mission, context and geography. How do publishing organisations of varying types innovate and endure? And what of the preservation of publicly funded resources when institutional or governmental priorities change? What—and who—is actually being sustained by open access publishing today and is this different from what we should be sustaining?  ______________________ Learn about the full programme and networking opportunities - https://lnkd.in/euKSKYkM With huge thanks to our #OASPA2026 sponsors.

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The OA Journals Toolkit provides guidance for new and established open access journals to navigate the rapidly changing scholarly publishing landscape. Research Librarian Caitlin Savage has used the Journal set-up checklist and timeline for supporting new journals at Deakin University – thanks Caitlin for sharing your experience. (https://lnkd.in/gqRBv9Am) The Toolkit is a free resource from OASPA and DOAJ with information on how to start or run an #openaccess journal Are you using the Toolkit? Let us know how! Please spread the word. https://lnkd.in/dP_eJ-GA #OpenAccess #OASPA #DOAJ #ScholarlyPublishing Tracy Creagh (AFHEA)

We are pleased to share the recording and supplementary Q&A from last week’s webinar, "Communication and Knowledge Sharing About Libraries’ Support for Non-Author-Fee Open Access" (Part 2 of our Libraries as Collective Actors series): https://lnkd.in/eVpKuc3W OASPA is immensely grateful to our guest speakers— Robin Sinn, Sarah Thompson, and Jack Hyland—for generously sharing their expertise alongside OASPA’s Malavika Legge across both sessions. #OA #OpenAccess #OASPA

Remember to register and join us for our next webinar on 15 July 2026 at 2pm BST. Following our recent Wayfinders 7 webinar, this next discussion continues to unpack further library perspectives on supporting non-author-fee models for open access (OA). The session will be chaired by Malavika Legge of OASPA along with speakers: Robin Sinn, Sarah Thompson and Jack Hyland. Please join us live for this conversation and share your thoughts -https://lnkd.in/dGkXaKbg Full information can be found on our post -https://lnkd.in/eVpKuc3W #OASPA #Wayfinders #OpenAccess #OA

Join us for our next webinar on 15 July at 2pm BST, a follow-on from Wayfinders#7, where we will continue to unpack further library perspectives on supporting non-author-fee models for open access (OA). The conversation will be geared towards practical help for libraries and publishing organisations. See our event post for full details: https://lnkd.in/eVpKuc3W The session will be chaired by Malavika Legge of OASPA along with speakers: Robin Sinn, Sarah Thompson and Jack Hyland. Please join us live for this conversation and share your thoughts. Please share with all those you think may be interested. Registration: https://lnkd.in/dGkXaKbg #OASPA #Wayfinders #OpenAccess #OA

OASPA2026: building a shared, open future Register before June 30 at the early bird rate - https://lnkd.in/d9Djbans The OASPA2026 meeting will tackle today's most pressing challenges in open scholarly communication with a focus on interactivity and interchange. Selected lightning talks will spark connections and new ideas. We invite you to register and join us 21-23 September 2026 in Zagreb to exchange thoughts with a global network of experts and peers - and help shape the future of open scholarship. With huge thanks to our generous sponsors who enable us to make the conference happen and include delegates who would not otherwise be able to attend. Full programme: https://lnkd.in/euKSKYkM Thanks to MDPI, Wellcome Trust, American Chemical Society, Paradigm Publishing Services, Crossref, IntechOpen, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, Taylor & Francis Group, Public Knowledge Project, Digital Science, L’Harmattan Open Access

OASPA is delighted to share the recording of our lively Wayfinders #7 - "Libraries supporting open access without author-facing charges” webinar. ▶️ https://lnkd.in/eNVQiHTF We are now glad to make openly available not just the recording of this webinar, but also additional Q&A highlighting valuable perspectives on library evaluation of OA offerings. Useful links arising from the discussion have also been collected and shared. All of these resources are now on the webinar page: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ehEF2U6N Some further questions still remain unanswered, and a 'part 2' session will be taking place online on 15th July. ➡️https://lnkd.in/eVpKuc3W OASPA is hugely grateful to our speakers: Robin Sinn, Sarah Thompson and Jack Hyland (IReL) for a rich discussion, for their care in preparing supplementary written answers, and for making time for further discussion about libraries as 'collective actors' on 15th July. 

Hear from one of our recently joined members, Scottish Universities Press (SUP) on their reasons for joining OASPA's growing community - https://lnkd.in/ez3W8j2t Find out about membership at https://lnkd.in/d553miGu Support OASPA's work if you are not an OA Publisher: https://lnkd.in/diktsQHW #OpenAccess #OA #OASPAMember