Imagine a university library deciding whether to support an open-access journal. Every article will be freely available online, whether that library contributes or not. Its researchers will still be able to read the journal. Its students will still benefit. Meanwhile, the library’s budget is already under pressure. Why should it pay? That question sits at … Read more
Open Access and the Search for Sustainable Funding The open access (OA) movement was founded on a simple but transformative principle: scholarly knowledge, particularly research supported by public funding, should be freely accessible to everyone. Over the past two decades, this vision has reshaped scholarly communication by reducing barriers to reading, increasing the visibility of … Read more
Introduction For over two decades, open access has been framed as one of the most important moral victories in academic publishing. The idea is simple, elegant, and almost impossible to argue against. Knowledge, especially publicly funded knowledge, should be freely available to anyone who seeks it. No paywalls. No barriers. No gatekeeping based on ability … Read more
Introduction Academic publishing has been inching toward open access for decades. Researchers want their work to be freely available, libraries want relief from rising subscription prices, and publishers need a business model that keeps their journals alive. For a long time, the conversation centered on a few familiar models, including gold, green, and diamond open … Read more
Introduction Open access was born to democratize knowledge. Fueled by the power of the internet, it fundamentally challenged the traditional subscription-based model. For years, the fight has been about tearing down paywalls guarding publicly funded research from the public itself. In recent times, the surge of open access articles has been tremendous, already passing the … Read more