The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) announces that its 2020 conference will take place online in September, instead of in Warsaw as originally planned. While we will miss the in-person interaction that the conference has provided each year, we are excited by the prospect of enriching our discussions with more experiences and perspectives shared… Read full article >

Following an RFI (Request for Information) for the OA Switchboard issued on 18 March 2020, OASPA is pleased to announce that it has chosen to partner with ELITEX to build an MVP (minimum viable product) and help run a Pilot this year. We received 8 strong responses to the RFI questionnaire, following 22 initial expressions… Read full article >

Scholarly publishers are working together to maximize the efficiency of peer review, ensuring that key work related to COVID-19 is reviewed and published as quickly and openly as possible. The group of publishers and scholarly communications organizations — initially comprising eLife, Hindawi, PeerJ, PLOS, Royal Society, F1000 Research, FAIRsharing, Outbreak Science, and PREreview — is… Read full article >

Following on from the recent webinar entitled What is Scholarly Communication and Publishing in the 21st Century, we asked our speakers to summarise their talks by offering a few key takeaways, which you can find below. This may be useful for those who missed it or wish to share with colleagues. You can also access the… Read full article >