This post is by Sarah Greaves, Independent Consultant & Phil Hurst, Publisher, The Royal Society We are pleased to provide this update to an interim report published in April 2021 regarding the COVID-19 Rapid Reviewer Initiative. This post summarises the group’s high level findings on our key aims. In a few weeks a more detailed… Read full article >
Learn more about OASPA’s funding and activities
Established back in 2008, OASPA has matured and evolved as much as open access has itself over the years. We recently shared our thoughts on how far we have come as an organisation. We’ve been in a really exciting growth phase this year and now have over 175 members which has enhanced our community even… Read full article >
Webinar: The Fully Open Access Agreement – an essential component of a diverse, open access world
Date: December 6, 2021 Time: 3 – 4.15 pm UK/UTC Other timezones: 7.00 am Pacific Time, 8.00 am Mountain Time; 9.00 am Central Time, 10.00 am Eastern Time, 12.00 pm Brasilia Time, 4.00 pm Central European Time, 4.00 pm West Africa Time, 5.00 pm South Africa Standard Time, 8.30 pm India Standard Time, 11 pm… Read full article >
Welcoming Coko as an OASPA member
We recently welcomed Coko as a new OASPA member in the Supporting Services and Infrastructure (Non-Commercial) category. Coko joins almost 180 total members, and 30 other organisations within this category that provide significant services and/or support to open access publishing. We asked Adam Hyde, Founder of Coko, a few questions so we could learn more… Read full article >
Webinar – Openness and Privacy
Date: November 4, 2021 OASPA is pleased to announce our next webinar which will focus on the interface between openness and privacy. Open Access is part of a large movement in scholarly research toward openness, often captured in terms such as Open Science, Open Licenses, Open Data, and Open Metadata. The rights of researchers to… Read full article >