One of the goals of OASPA is to support the transition to a world in which open access becomes the predominant mode of publication. As we have charted in the annual statistics on the growth of open content published using various Creative Commons licenses, steady progress is being made (see for example the most recent… Read full article >
Results of OASPA Board of Directors Election 2019
Members of the OASPA Board of Directors serve for a term of 3 years and this September three of the current OASPA Board Members reach the end of their term of service. In keeping with our annual election process, OASPA member organisations were invited to nominate a representative for consideration as a candidate this year…. Read full article >
OASPA Feedback on Plan S Implementation Guidance
As a community of 140 organisations who are committed to the advancement of open access publishing and who represent the majority of the of the OA journal output in the DOAJ*, OASPA is of course very supportive of the intentions of Plan S, as we commented previously at the beginning of October. A coordinated approach… Read full article >
OASPA Reaches 100 Members
OASPA is pleased to announce that our number of members has now reached the 100 mark. OASPA continues to receive much interest and support from organisations wanting to join as members, and is growing steadily as a result. As we reach this important milestone, OASPA’s membership includes a wide range of individual academic-led titles, small,… Read full article >
Reviewing OASPA Membership Applications: OASPA’s Continued Commitment to Best Practices in Open Access Publishing
OASPA represents a broad spectrum of open-access publishers and other relevant organisations, and we are proud to have established a community of collaborative and energetic organisations and individuals to discuss and explore business models, tools and standards in open access. Since our launch in 2008, OASPA has rigorously assessed the applications of all those looking… Read full article >