The concept of open access publishing is fairly new compared to how long researchers have been publishing in academic journals. At present, open access is now an accepted way of providing new ideas and findings not just to the academic…

Open access publishing is increasingly gaining popularity as funders, research institutions, scholars, and publishers are now seeking newer avenues to make science accessible to all. This has led to important advances in the implementation…

In 2008, SPARC and its partners in the student community established the International Open Access Week to increase the visibility of research and the impact it has on the community as a whole. Each year the Open Access Week has a unique…

The Open Access Week, a global event promoting open access publishing is now in its ninth year—and all the efforts made during this time to support this initiative seems to have paid off. A recent report shows that the number of open access…

Arlington, VA, USA: The 8th Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP8) was held at the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel in Virginia on 21st and 22nd September. Organized by the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association…