Examples of inclusive practices in Open Access Publishing
Inclusive open access practices from around the world have been collected in a dedicated 'living list' of examples, hosted by the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA). OASPA is a diverse community of organisations engaged in open scholarship.
Many examples demonstrate practices that are recommended by OASPA under the following goals:
Goal #1: Enabling open access for all scholars
Goal #2: Evolving pricing, purchasing, funding and investment practices
Goal #3: Transparency
Goal #4: Reducing barriers and burdens in open access workflows
Examples also connect with headline goals under OASPA’s recommended practices to address financial and workflow barriers to open access publishing.
OASPA welcomes input from any organisation involved with or interested in open access.
- Investing in human resources, training, education, digital literacy and capacity building for open science
- Investing in open science infrastructures and services
- Promoting a common understanding of open science, associated benefits and challenges, as well as diverse paths to open science
- Promoting innovative approaches for open science at different stages of the scientific process
Malavika Legge, OASPA