The OA Switchboard is now a reality: the MVP (Minimum Viable Product), currently in its pilot phase, has delivered a neutral information exchange ‘hub’, streamlining the communication between funders, institutions and publishers regarding OA publications. The OA Switchboard will reduce the complexity in the implementation of multi-lateral Open Access publication-level arrangements, ensuring a financial settlement… Read full article >
An OASPA 2020 conference sponsor post: Transitioning Journals to New Business Models: Lessons Learned from Working with Plan S Funders
This guest post is one of a series from sponsors of the OASPA Conference in 2020. Please note that the views in this post do not represent an official view or statement from OASPA. The post is from Martin Jagerhorn of Chronos Hub. More and more funders are adopting publishing policies, and quickly Plan S… Read full article >
An OASPA 2020 conference sponsor post: Flipping, Transformative Agreements and the Sustainable Transition to OA
This guest post is one of a series from sponsors of the OASPA Conference in 2020. Please note that the views in this post do not represent an official view or statement from OASPA. The post is from Beth Bayley of Karger Publishers. Each year at the OASPA conference, the collective discussion advances further beyond,… Read full article >
An OASPA 2020 conference sponsor post: How a pandemic is transforming research dissemination
This guest post is one of a series from sponsors of the OASPA Conference in 2020. Please note that the views in this post do not represent an official view or statement from OASPA. The post is from Fani Kelesidou of Hindawi Unforeseen challenges, more often than not, offer unique opportunities for growth. This year… Read full article >
OA Switchboard initiative: progress report July 2020
Delivering the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for the OA Switchboard initiative is almost a reality. With August around the corner, there will be a solution available to streamline the neutral exchange of OA related publication-level information between funders, institutions and publishers. This offers the potential to provide a breakthrough in the transformation of the market… Read full article >