This is the "oa.new" feed published by the OATP hub. It's a remix feed so that, over time, I can modify it without modifying the URL. For example, I  can filter out spam or make other modifications later on without changing the URL. https://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/republished_feeds/6 TagTeam social RSS aggregrator Most librarians who champion open access have, at some point, had to justify or defend the spend. Who is this money for? Why this model and not another? What do we stop funding to make room for this? These questions rarely have easy or tidy answers, and the case that persuades finance committees or senior management is not always the one that best reflects our values. In this Open Access Week session, we hear from two institutions that have made that case in practice. Hannah Crago, previously from the University of Essex, now at the University of Cambridge, will discuss her experiences in helping the library to build institutional support for OA. Louise Otting from TU Delft will talk about the university's dedicated fund and how it came to exist. Caroline from the Open Book Collective will bring both together in the wider landscape of collective, community-governed funding for Diamond OA books. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:24:00 -0400 https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/6iBR47JdQGGp_XkcEm9p4w oa.new oa.libraries oa.funding oa.no-fee oa.publishing oa.open_book_collective oa.events "UNESCO will convene the Open Science for Innovation Conference at its Headquarters in Paris on 12 November 2026, to examine how open science partnerships can support the implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science... The Conference explores four cross-cutting questions: Designing openness into partnerships  How can open science, open science partnerships and intellectual property be combined with intention and sequenced across the research to application pathway, so that they reinforce rather than undermine one another? Evidence from UNESCO priority areas What do selected partnerships in fields such as water and biodiversity research show about governance, funding and accountability, and about measurable progress in their respective fields? Openness and research security How can concerns for the security and integrity of research and data can be addressed without narrowing who is able to take part in science Policy levers in government hands How can governments use funding, procurement and data policy to encourage open science and open science partnerships?"     Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:28:00 -0400 https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/conference-open-science-innovation oa.new; oa.events; oa.unesco; oa.open_science; oa.partnerships; oa.innovation; oa.security; oa.intellectual_property oa.new oa.events oa.unesco oa.innovation oa.open_science oa.partnerships oa.security oa.integrity "This Futures Dialogue will explore how research assessment systems can evolve to reward openness, collaboration, and societal impact in line with open science principles" Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:26:00 -0400 https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/open-science-and-futures-research-assessment oa.new oa.assessment oa.events oa.open_science oa.unesco oa.incentives Research metrics have become deeply embedded in science, despite sustained criticism of their limitations and unintended effects, especially in research assessment. Key reform documents such as the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, the Leiden Manifesto, and The Metric Tide established core principles for the responsible use of metrics and shaped broader debates on responsible research assessment. This research-inprogress paper maps the scientific and policy uptake of these foundational documents through a hybrid citationmapping approach, combining bibliographic data from Web of Science, Scopus, and OpenAlex with policy citation data from Overton. At this stage, the analysis focuses on the scientific corpus, examining its temporal development, geographical distribution, and citation-overlap patterns. Preliminary findings highlight the prominent position of the Leiden Manifesto, limited overlap among the three foundational documents, and broad international diffusion centred in Europe and North America, with Asia playing an increasingly important role. Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:43:00 -0400 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ana-Melo-36/publication/414530609_Towards_the_Shape_of_Responsible_Research_Metrics_A_Hybrid_Citation-Mapping_Approach_to_Scientific_and_Policy_Uptake/links/6ab131fb799bef11c4af25a1/Towards-the-Shape-of-Responsible-Research-Metrics-A-Hybrid-Citation-Mapping-Approach-to-Scientific-and-Policy-Uptake.pdf oa.new oa.metrics oa.assessment oa.declarations oa.comparisons Abstract:  Purpose The presence and implementation of FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) principles is a source of providing transparency and accessibility to the research, avoiding repetitive tasks of researchers. While developed countries are much aware of it and implementing policies for the accessibility of data under a protected environment, it is essential to inquire into the present condition of practicing FAIR principles in developing states to overcome research data sharing problems. Design/methodology The researchers were asked about their research data sharing practices, their awareness, and their implementation of FAIR principles in research activities. A total of 300 respondents were approached for the purpose. SPSS was used for the descriptive statistics, such as mean frequency, and cross-tabulation was performed to analyze the responses. Findings The findings revealed that the researchers have an awareness of the components of FAIR principles, but are not willing to apply them. Researchers show a reluctance to share their research data. They only share by email and do not trust social sites and repositories for sharing their data. Limitations The study focuses on research data sharing practices and perceptions with the involvement of FAIR of the researchers of social science from the library and information science discipline across Pakistan. Since no single study has been presented from Pakistan on this area before. Practical implication In the absence of formal RDM policies at the institutional or national level, the study is essential to shed light on the concerns of researchers towards data sharing and applying FAIR in their processes. The higher authorities and institutions must contribute by establishing standards and training regarding research data management across the region to promote sustainable and standardized education and contribute to SDGs. Social implication The study is a major contribution to the development of early-career researchers by creating platforms to achieve the skills and knowledge required for potential participation in societal development. The researchers address the requirement of a collaborative environment for conducting productive research that can be addressed through this study. Originality /value The study is the first of its kind to signify the value of FAIR principles from the perspective of a developing state. No such study has been conducted before that highlights the value of research data sharing with FAIR by social science researchers. The study is based on primary data collection that can serve as a base for future research. Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:35:00 -0400 https://qqml-journal.net/index.php/qqml/article/view/977 oa.new oa.data oa.fair oa.rdm oa.lis oa.negative Abstract:  Open Science has long been framed as a normative project grounded in values of transparency, accessibility and collaboration. Yet in the age of generative AI, many research data practitioners, who once championed openness, are increasingly questioning how these commitments can be upheld when openness also enables undesired large-scale data extraction, decontextualization and enclosure. This paper examines how the normativities of openness are being re-negotiated, and how researchers navigate the ethical and political tensions that arise when their work is repurposed for proprietary AI systems. Drawing on in-depth qualitative interviews, I explore how situated ethical reasoning informs decisions about data sharing. Participants described new risks and dilemmas, from uncontrolled scraping and heightened re-identification threats to the reframing of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles as pipelines for AI-readiness. Their accounts reveal openness as a relational and contested practice, embedded in specific institutional, infrastructural and community contexts, and continuously re-balanced between care, accountability and collaboration. Rather than rejecting openness outright, interviewees described recalibrating it – through selective sharing, alternative infrastructures and advocacy for commons-based governance models. Framed by critical data studies, and science and technology studies, the analysis conceptualizes these practices as reflexive agency: the situated capacity to align openness with evolving ethical and political conditions. The findings argue for re-politicizing openness as a matter of commons stewardship and situated ethics, aligning governance, infrastructure and normative commitments to resist extractive appropriation while sustaining the collective conditions for shared knowledge production. Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:32:00 -0400 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-forum-on-ai-culture-and-society/article/ai-open-science-and-the-extraction-imperative-a-situated-approach-to-the-normativities-of-open-research-data/5767FD69F309EE16EBD35D441654B3C8 oa.new oa.ai oa.open_science oa.extraction oa.data "For most of the past 20+ years, openness was posed as a set of technical problems: How do we make research open? How do we measure it? How do we build the repositories, the platforms and the metadata to hold it all together? How do we pay for it? Some of these we have genuinely settled, and the original question of whether research can be made open at all is no longer seriously in doubt. Others we are visibly still wrestling with. Indeed, a good portion of the OASPA conference programme was given over to experimentation in business models. But the questions that animated the discussions in Zagreb were different in kind: Who owns the infrastructure? Who governs it? Who is served by the infrastructure? And who is shut out? Who does the invisible work of editing, reviewing and maintaining, and who gets recognised for it? Who pays, and on whose terms?   Notice that every one of these questions focuses on the balance of ownership, power, participation and recognition." Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:30:00 -0400 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/whose-infrastructure-anyway-andrea-chiarelli-zhspe oa.new oa.oaspa oa.events oa.infrastructure oa.governance oa.labor From Google's English:  "The "Open Access Publication Funding" program provides a fixed grant for the publication of research articles and scholarly books in Open Access. The approved grants can be used to cover the total Open Access publication fees incurred by an institution. With this funding, the DFG fulfills its share of the financial responsibility within the framework of (virtual) information and publication budgets. Grants of a fixed amount can be applied for for articles and books. The calculation is based on publications resulting from DFG-funded research. In the application year 2027, the grant is €1,400 per article. For open-access books that demonstrably result from a DFG-funded project, up to €5,000 per title can be applied for. The DFG may adjust the grant amount annually. Grants can generally only be applied for by research institutions. Individual researchers are only eligible to apply if they receive DFG funding but are not affiliated with an eligible institution or have additional needs, such as image licenses. The funding period for research institutions is one year." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:12:00 -0400 https://www.dfg.de/de/foerderung/foerdermoeglichkeiten/programme/infrastruktur/lis/lis-foerderangebote/open-access-publikationsfoerderung oa.new oa.german oa.germany oa.dfg oa.funders oa.books oa.funding oa.fees "DCAT-US v3.0 is the federal data catalog metadata standard, updated to improve the Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability (FAIRness) of federal data. It is a U.S. application profile of the W3C Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) version 3 — not a new or separate standard. This means most DCAT-US v3.0 metadata is valid W3C DCAT 3 metadata, making it easier to share federal data with international catalogs and platforms that understand the W3C standard. DCAT-US v3.0 was developed collaboratively by the Federal Chief Data Officers Council, the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology, and the Data.gov team at GSA, drawing on more than a decade of implementation experience with v1.1 and feedback from agencies, data providers, and data users across government. The schema is maintained in a public GitHub repository and governed through a CDO Tiger Team review process to ensure ongoing accuracy and responsiveness to agency needs." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:58:00 -0400 https://resources.data.gov/resources/dcat-us3/ oa.new oa.usa oa.metadata oa.standards oa.data oa.fair "Lilly Ho examines the OAPEN Library, showing why it has become a key component of the global open scholarly book ecosystem." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:38:00 -0400 https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/resource-advisor/2026/what-makes-digital-library-trusted-open-infrastructure oa.new oa.books oa.oapen oa.infrastructure oa.trust "The OAPEN Foundation is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Max Planck Society (MPG) to build a dedicated collection of open access books funded by more than 80 Max Planck Institutes (MPIs) and research facilities. The Institutes and research facilities range in expertise, from natural and life sciences to the humanities. The collection will provide MPG with comprehensive oversight of open access books funded by its institutes or centrally via the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL). Max Planck-affiliated authors will also benefit from increased dissemination of their open access books. The partnership marks an important step in extending OAPEN’s collection services beyond research funders to support research institutions, helping them to gain greater oversight of their open access book outputs and funded publishing activities. It also reflects the shared commitment of OAPEN and MPG to strengthening the visibility, discoverability, and long-term accessibility of open access books within the wider open science ecosystem, in Germany and beyond." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:34:00 -0400 https://www.mpdl.mpg.de/en/about-us/press/1133-oapen-and-max-planck-society-partner-to-build-collection-of-funded-open-access-books.html oa.new oa.oapen oa.mpg oa.books "We are looking for a proactive, enthusiastic and highly skilled individual with expert knowledge of open access and scholarly publishing to join our Open Research team in Libraries & Museums at University of St Andrews. The purpose of this role is to focus on advocacy and outreach for Open Access (OA), and to manage staff and services which support the University’s open research culture. You will take responsibility for our journal hosting platform (Open Journal Systems) and our research information system (Pure) workflows for research outputs. This is an exciting time to join Libraries & Museums as we promote our open research culture which values sustainable and equitable open access. You will share our commitment to making our research outputs as widely available as possible and continue to embed our institutional OA Policy based on rights retention. We are looking for a natural leader who will take initiative to further develop our OA services. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to solve problems with an evidence-based approach." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:29:00 -0400 https://www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/6470/0/473746/889/open-research-manager-open-access-and-publishing-ad2605 oa.new oa.jobs oa.u.st.andrews oa.scotland "Open access, open science, open humanities, open research and open learning is already available in some forms today, though it is often abused because it is manipulated to, again, be of benefit to one’s career with the end goal of a paycheck. It will not be until those who have had the time and place to think, to write, to learn how to teach, also learn to see the extended world around them as part of their family, part of their responsibility, – part of themselves – that knowledge will finally become a true weapon against oppression. Open access, open science, open humanities, open research can fight tyranny of the state, tyranny of the abused family, injustice in the immediate community; it is anti-violence, anti-hate, anti-oppression, and opposes debt in learning. Open knowledge is a first and major step in the revolution to a society unburdened by the power of the few over the many. While it is true that many already know this, there are very few who have internalized it well enough to act on it." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:27:00 -0400 https://www.tilley.blog/memo-open-access-the-struggle-against-oppression-and-the-societal-family-unit/ oa.new oa.benefits oa.education "arXiv is pleased to announce that three leading philanthropic organizations have provided multimillion-dollar support for arXiv. These new multiyear philanthropic commitments from Simons Foundation International, XTX Markets, and Siegel Family Endowment will support platform development, organizational capacity, and overall provide foundational support to arXiv’s establishment as an independent nonprofit. The $17.2 million investment, spanning three to five years, will support arXiv as it transitions to independence by strengthening its technical infrastructure, supporting ongoing operations, and improving services for researchers around the world." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:22:00 -0400 https://blog.arxiv.org/2026/09/23/arxiv-receives-multiyear-investment/ oa.new oa.arxiv oa.nonprofit oa.funding oa.repositories oa.infrastructure Abstract:  This multi-interest holder consensus effort highlights the essential influence and responsibility of Research-Performing Organizations (RPOs) in shaping the quality, transparency, and trustworthiness of scientific research. Despite the use of metrics to assess transparency and openness by academic journals and funders, most RPOs do not yet have metrics/indicators or monitoring that address deep-rooted shortcomings in research practice and assessment. These shortcomings manifest as restricted access to research outputs, poor availability of underlying data and materials, infrequent reproducibility checks and direct replications, and ongoing incidents of research misconduct all contributing to erosion of public trust in research. Such issues are exacerbated by institutional incentive structures that reward the number of publications and journal prestige, while neglecting research credibility, societal relevance, and transparent communication. To respond comprehensively to these challenges, our working group reached consensus on six core practices for RPOs to monitor: data, code, and material sharing; open access publishing; prospective study registration; reporting transparency; disclosures of interest and funding; and verification efforts. Collectively, these six practices offer a pragmatic and flexible framework that RPOs can tailor to their local context. The paper provides an implementation guide for these practices and calls for renewed leadership by RPOs in realigning research(er) assessment and incentives to reward quality, transparency, and trustworthiness in research, closing persistent gaps, and reinforcing science’s credibility and utility for society.   Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:17:00 -0400 https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/112683 oa.new oa.assessment oa.p&t oa.universities oa.transparency oa.trust oa.data oa.code oa.metrics oa.recommendations "Hundreds of academic journals that launched as free to publish in and free to read have ended up switching to a fee-charging model, according to a study that examined the fate of titles using the diamond open-access (OA) model. The analysis, published as a preprint earlier this year1, identified 440 titles that initially used the diamond OA model — in which publication costs are covered by sources such as institutions, non-profit organizations and libraries, rather than readers and authors — but changed to other publishing models between 2009 and 2026. Of the 440 titles, 369 switched to gold OA, under which authors pay an article-processing charge (APC); 52 changed to hybrid OA, for which subscription-based titles make individual articles free to read for an extra fee; and 19 went entirely behind a paywall. The APCs that the journals began implementing ranged from US$8 to $5,300 and were mostly dependent on the type of publisher: what the authors refer to as ‘professional publishers’ typically started charging higher APCs, whereas research organizations and society publishers mostly started charging lower amounts. Over the past few years, journals have increasingly moved away from diamond OA, the analysis revealed." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:12:00 -0400 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02818-5 oa.new oa.journals oa.publishing oa.no-fee oa.business_models oa.conversions oa.fees oa.communities oa.negative oa.economics_of "On Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 July 2025, the Royal Society hosted a conference chaired by Sir Mark Walport FRS, which brought together global leaders in scientific publishing and research and innovation to discuss the current state, likely developments and major disruptions possible in scientific publishing in the next 15 years. The conference convened 270 key stakeholders from the science and publishing communities to improve mutual understanding, develop shared priorities and foster collaboration. If you would like to find out more about the discussions, please read the conference summary note (PDF)." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:06:00 -0400 https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2025/07/future-of-scientific-publishing/ oa.new oa.events oa.publishing oa.roya._society oa.societies oa.uk "Many universities have green Open Access repositories, like Maastricht University and Radboud University. These repositories are scattered and contrary to FAIR principles, metadata is not shared widely. Of course, prominently, scholarly publishers could provide that information. Any paywalled journal article could have a link to a legal green open access version. It could. It would make total sense if spreading scientific knowledge is your goal. But we live in an alternate universe. We are relying on third-party indexes. I here briefly describe two options, but love to read blog posts about other alternatives! I am not looking for routes like PubMed Central or Europe PMC that come with huge collections of open-licensed content, including in the FAIR JATS format It’s really the non-OA-licensed green Open Access that we need to get indexed better." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:53:00 -0400 https://chem-bla-ics.linkedchemistry.info/2026/09/24/green-open-access-where-is-the-index.html oa.new oa.green oa.repositories oa.discoverability oa.licensing oa.indexing oa.metadata "New open access regulations will come into force starting in January 2027. The SNSF will continue to fund articles, but publication fees will be capped. It will only support books that are based on SNSF-funded projects. Since 2018, the SNSF has provided extensive funding for open access articles and books. Unlike most Swiss higher education institutions, it covers publication fees for scientific articles with no upper limit. In contrast to articles, the SNSF also provides funding for books even if they are not the result of an SNSF-funded research project." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:49:00 -0400 https://www.snf.ch/en/NfE6Giat28hXQiHP/news/new-open-access-regulations oa.new oa.switzerland oa.policies oa.snsf oa.funders oa.policies.funders oa.fees oa.books oa.funders "Are you a university, library, research institute, or another similar community based publisher or platform working with Diamond OA books? Then we need your input! The AEGIS-OA (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing) project is an EU-funded project under the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. It aims to establish a transparent, sustainable, and high-quality open access scholarly publishing ecosystem in Europe by leveraging and expanding the services of the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).  OA Books are a very important part of the Diamond publishing landscape and within this anonymous survey, we are seeking community feedback on the adaptation of the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS)—originally designed for journals—which will now also cover OA books. For those that are not familiar with DOAS, it helps foster quality assurance in Diamond OA publishing, by enabling publishers to assess their compliance with different quality standards. Further information is provided below." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:44:00 -0400 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezwjVjPbDdI-ffohsvhg2Yo9Q_FuS6D1fE9gNIr6bRo-rpvA/viewform oa.new oa.surveys oa.doas oa.books oa.no-fee oa.aegis-oa "The European level: Need for an EU-wide SPR legislation and a Brussels effect In support of the development of a true European Research Area (ERA) and given extensive efforts to promote cross-border research collaboration, the European Commission should propose legislation for a harmonised Secondary Publishing Right at least for all publicly funded research outputs, either on its own as a stand-alone or in the context of a wider package promoting research and/or open science. SPRs should ensure: The right/obligation to publish openly is guaranteed, regardless of the contract or transfer agreement A zero-embargo period for maximum societal benefit Access to the Version of Record rather than Author Accepted Manuscripts Cover all publicly funded research, including that taking place in private institutions, from all disciplines Extend to all types of scholarly outputs: periodicals and books, and additional materials like data, audiovisual media and charts Clear rights for end-users who access and reuse these articles The European Commission should recommend a secondary publishing right law for accession and European neighbourhood countries, which should be promoted in the context of cooperation with them." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:39:00 -0400 https://knowledgerights21.org/publishing-rights/ oa.new oa.kr21 oa.secondary_pub_rights oa.copyright oa.europe oa.recommendations oa.legislation "This guidelines document is designed to support Diamond Open Access (OA) journal publishers to enhance the quality and credibility of their journals, and to encourage alignment with established best practices in scholarly publishing. It builds upon established frameworks, including the DOAJ’s Basic Criteria, the Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers, and the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) developed by the Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models To Advance Scholarly Communication (DIAMAS) project, taking into account the specific challenges faced by Diamond OA journals in Africa and aiming to provide practical, adaptable solutions." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:35:00 -0400 https://zenodo.org/records/17404838 oa.new oa.no-fee oa.journals oa.quality oa.best_practices oa.eifl oa.guidelines oa.policies One of Cornell's 70 recommendations: "Invest directly in publishing capacity within the university’s control, redirecting resources currently flowing to commercial publishers toward university press and open-access journal infrastructure." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:28:00 -0400 https://provost.cornell.edu/_files/initiatives/future-of-the-american-university-full-report.pdf oa.new oa.universities oa.recommendations oa.funding oa.infrastructure oa.journals oa.redirection oa.cornell.u oa.publishing oa.up "A working group appointed by Universities Norway (UHR) was mandated to recommend guiding principles for the assessment and evaluation of research(ers) in light of the transition to Open Science. This working group proposes a more flexible and holistic framework for recognition and rewards in academic research assessment. "   Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:59:00 -0400 https://www.uhr.no/en/news-from-uhr/nor-cam-a-toolbox-for-recognition-and-rewards-in-academic-careers.5780.aspx oa.new oa.norway oa.tools oa.p&t oa.incentives oa.recommendations oa.universities oa.open_science Abstract:  This article argues that, as the Canadian government and governments in peer jurisdictions adopt open access policies requiring researchers to provide free and immediate (embargo-free) public access to research publications resulting from government-funded research projects, the green road to open access (self-archiving) must remain a viable means of complying with these policies. This is essential to ensure that government open access policies do not create an unsustainable dependency on limited government resources. Although the gold road to open access offers immediate access, it often necessitates the payment of article processing fees demanded by publishers. In contrast, the green road to open access does not require payment to publishers for public access to a reliable version of the research publication (the author’s accepted manuscript); however, researchers frequently have limited authority to provide open access to their works in this manner when publishers acquire their copyrights and impose restrictions on republication. Such restrictions typically take the form of embargoes on republication, which undermine opportunities to use the green road to deliver immediate public access to research. Researchers often have weak, and sometimes nonexistent, bargaining power. Consequently, it is frequently challenging for them to navigate the publishing industry’s contractual framework that secures copyrights for free, prevents researchers from retaining the rights necessary to republish their accepted manuscripts on an open access basis, and limits their capacity to provide immediate public access to research by imposing embargoes on republication. To support the green road to open access as a viable option for researchers to provide immediate public access to research, I argue that Canada and other countries must implement, alongside their open access policies, a legislative strategy involving a secondary publication right within copyright law. This article proposes an ideal secondary publication right framework and advocates for its implementation in Canada and beyond.   Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:57:00 -0400 https://lawjournal.library.mcgill.ca/article/view/2851 oa.new oa.copyright oa.secondary_pub_rights oa.green oa.canada oa.legislation oa.recommendations oa.policies "In this session, organized by the Expertise Centre  Diamond Open Access, you will hear from two editors who received funding through the NWO call to flip their journals to Diamond OA, alongside two journals that have already successfully made the transition."   Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:53:00 -0400 https://www.openaccess.nl/en/flipping-to-diamond-open-access-past-present-and-future-plans oa.new oa.events oa.no-fee oa.journals oa.conversions oa.netherlands oa.funding oa.funders oa.case oa.case.journals Abstract:  Presented as part of a plenary panel on librarians’ perspectives on research data management for community-engaged research, this brief presentation highlights institutional repositories as an important option for sharing and digitally preserving community-engaged research outputs, alongside data repositories for sharing and preserving research data. It also acknowledges the need to increase awareness of these services and ensure they are responsive to the needs of communities and researchers engaged in this work.   Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:50:00 -0400 https://roam.macewan.ca/items/77af52a3-a6ea-42f8-9215-4e611fab336f oa.new oa.repositories oa.ir oa.green oa.libraries Abstract:  Responsible scientometrics has become a central concern in the context of increasing reliance on bibliometric indicators for research evaluation and policy decision-making. While existing frameworks such as DORA, the Leiden Manifesto, and CoARA emphasize principles of responsible metrics, less attention has been paid to the underlying data practices that condition the validity, transparency, and reproducibility of scientometric studies. This paper argues that responsible scientometrics cannot be achieved solely through improved indicators or evaluation principles; it also depends critically on the normative structuring of data practices across the entire research lifecycle. We propose a lifecycle-based framework that conceptualizes scientometric research as a sequence of interdependent data practices, including data source selection, data retrieval and acquisition, data preprocessing and standardization, data analysis and visualization, data interpretation, data storage and documentation, and data sharing and citation. For each stage, we identify common methodological risks and propose normative guidelines aimed at improving transparency, reproducibility, and contextual validity. By integrating methodological considerations with principles of responsible research assessment, the framework highlights how data practices are not merely technical procedures but constitutive elements of evaluation outcomes. The proposed framework contributes to scientometrics in three ways: (1) it systematizes scattered methodological recommendations into a coherent lifecycle model; (2) it extends responsible metrics discussions by foregrounding data-level normativity; and (3) it provides a practical reference for researchers, reviewers, and policy stakeholders engaged in research evaluation. Ultimately, this work aims to strengthen the methodological foundations of scientometrics and support more transparent, accountable, and context-sensitive evaluation systems. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:49:00 -0400 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-026-05796-7 oa.new oa.assessment oa.metrics oa.data oa.recommendations "The Connecting the Opens leadership series explores how university leaders across Europe are connecting Open Science and Open Education in their institutions. Based on interviews conducted by SPARC Europe, the series can inspire more leaders to “connect the opens”. It seeks to empower higher education institutions to address complex challenges through an integrated open knowledge framework. There are six items in the series:  The first item focuses on some of the visions and goals that come from university leaders who already connect the opens. A list of key action points wraps up this item.   The second item explores the key drivers that are accelerating the shift toward openness in higher education. We examine the interconnected forces shaping this transition: from accessibility, innovation, and economic considerations to policy mandates and broader societal change. By mapping these drivers, the item aims to support stakeholders in understanding not only why openness is advancing, but how these pressures are reshaping the future role of universities.   The third item explores the challenges that arise when turning a vision of openness into practice in higher education environments. It highlights issues such as incentives, commercialisation, ensuring policy coherence, building infrastructure, and developing digital skills. This piece also emphasises that strategic action can help institutions move toward more accessible and socially engaged knowledge systems.   The fourth item explores how institutions are turning their vision of openness into concrete strategies to embed it across research and education. It highlights how universities are bringing together open science and open education, aligning governance, incentives and infrastructure, and strengthening collaboration both within institutions and with wider society. It also shows a broader shift from fragmented initiatives to more coordinated, system-wide approaches, where leadership, community engagement and flexible implementation pathways are key to building more connected, participatory and sustainable open knowledge systems.   The fifth item explores how evolving policy approaches and incentive structures are helping institutions connect open science and open education within integrated open knowledge frameworks. It highlights emerging strategies for developing context-aware policies, aligning institutional and international frameworks, and creating supportive environments that encourage the creation, sharing, and reuse of knowledge. The item also examines how incentives, recognition systems, and cultural change can foster greater engagement with open practices among researchers, educators and institutions, contributing to more accessible, equitable, and impactful higher education systems.   The sixth item explores how senior leaders translate advocacy into strategic action to embed openness as a core institutional value. It highlights how leadership shapes governance, secures budgets for capacity building, and coordinates efforts across libraries, IT, and research support. Finally, it examines how leaders drive cultural change by rewarding open practices in career progression, supporting grassroots communities, and positioning their institutions within global open ecosystems." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:46:00 -0400 https://zenodo.org/records/22802712 oa.new oa.unification oa.sparc_europe oa.europe "European higher education has never been more open – and yet, its various open initiatives are often pursued in isolation, each falling short of its full potential. Across six instalments, SPARC Europe’s Connecting the Opens leadership series has presented a clear strategic proposition: Open Science, Open Education, Open Access and other Opens should not be managed as separate agendas. Connecting them can create synergies that strengthen impact, equity, and efficiency, resulting in a more robust and equitable higher education ecosystem. The series stems from SPARC Europe’s Connecting the Opens programme, which sets out to broaden the open agenda by making the case for European public universities to connect open science, open education, and other opens. As part of this effort, in 2024 and 2025 we interviewed rectors, chancellors, library directors, deans, and other institutional leaders from across Europe who are driving the Open agenda forward, seeking to better understand how these various “Opens” can be connected in practice. We shared leadership thoughts through a position paper and a series of items." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:33:00 -0400 https://sparceurope.org/connecting-the-opens-the-leadership-series/ oa.new oa.unification oa.sparc_europe oa.europe "OSIU2026 is a platform for presenting and discussing research, initiatives, and practical case studies related to the implementation of open science and innovations. The forum covers a wide range of topics — from research policy development and infrastructure creation to service provision supporting open science and building a sustainable ecosystem through human capacity development. Special attention is given to the practical aspects of implementing openness principles in science, technology, and innovation."   Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:31:00 -0400 https://conference2026.dntb.gov.ua/en/ oa.new oa.events oa.ukraine oa.open_science "The EU and its member states should do more to support open access scholarly publishing, according to a new independent study of OA policies across Europe, published by the European Commission. Having analysed the policies of 35 European countries, including the 27 EU member states, Daniel Spichtinger, an independent EU research policy specialist and former member of the Commission’s open science unit, concluded that progress towards full OA “has been real but uneven” and “slower than expected”. “Over more than a decade, EU soft-law instruments, national strategies, funder mandates and, in some cases, national legislation…have undeniably advanced OA,” his report says. “However, they have not produced a coherent, consistent or convergent framework.” Instead, European countries “continue to differ substantially” on issues such as funding models, copyright and allowed embargo periods before publications must be made openly available. This matters because the “fragmentation creates complexity for researchers, institutions and funders, especially in cross-border collaboration”, the report says." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:29:00 -0400 https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-europe-infrastructure-2026-9-eu-advised-to-do-more-to-support-open-access/ oa.new oa.europe oa.recommendations oa.policies oa.copyright oa.embargoes "OMB is proposing significant revisions to 2 CFR Part 200 (the Uniform Guidance), the federal government’s rulebook for how costs are charged to federal awards. While the proposal contains many troubling provisions that have sweeping potentially negative consequences for science, three in particular directly affect libraries. Two create immediate questions about library subscription costs and publication fees. A third, the federal purpose license (§200.315(b)), is unchanged but is important as a public access compliance pathway. The following FAQs address these specific 2 CFR Part 200 provisions." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:27:00 -0400 https://sparcopen.org/our-work/2026-proposed-2cfr200-updates-faqs/ oa.new oa.usa oa.funders oa.policies oa.policies.funders oa.omb oa.law oa.faq oa.funding oa.funders "Background: Highly cited articles in orthopaedic surgery are important in shaping practice and education. However, their accessibility through open access (OA) remains unclear despite increasing emphasis on equitable research dissemination. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of open access among the 1000 most-cited publications pertinent to orthopaedic surgery and examine trends by journal, decade, and study design. It was hypothesized that access to most of the most-cited orthopaedic publications is behind paywalls. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional bibliometric analysis of the top 1000 most-cited orthopaedic surgery journal articles indexed in Scopus from 1980 to 2025. OA status was determined using the Unpaywall criteria adapted by Scopus, which categorizes publications as gold, green, bronze, hybrid, or closed. Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and nonparametric comparisons were used to evaluate OA prevalence across article types, journals, and decades. Citation density and OA status were compared using Mann-Whitney U tests and negative binomial regression. Results: Among the top 1000 cited articles, 724 (72.4%) were not available through some form of OA. 276 (27.6%) were available through OA. Most open access was tagged as bronze (12.4%) or green (11.3%), while only 3.9% were published in fully OA journals. No hybrid OA articles were identified. OA prevalence varied among top journals, with Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research showing the highest proportion (43.2%) and the American Journal of Sports Medicine the lowest (8.1%). OA availability differed significantly by article type (χ2 = 15.88, P = 0.0032); randomized controlled trials and preclinical studies were more likely to be open than cohort studies. OA prevalence increased significantly over time, from 0% in the 1980s to 63.6% after 2020s. OA articles had higher annual citation densities (28.0 vs. 23.9 citations/year; P < 0.0001), although OA status was not a notable predictor of total citations in multivariable models. Conclusion: Despite positive trends in open access, most influential knowledge in orthopaedic surgery remains closed access, representing a notable barrier to the global orthopaedic community." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:21:00 -0400 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42715403/ oa.new oa.medicine oa.trends oa.dei oa.growth "Open Science is evolving into a broader, more connected movement with an emerging shared vision and implementation framework that will accelerate research progress. To catalyze this convergence, the open science community is launching a new conference to bring together those working on a new research and research sharing paradigm. The event will focus on knitting together aligned and overlapping initiatives under a common framework that provides pathways for collective action, rather than splintered efforts. Convergence will also offer a wide range of educational and networking opportunities for open science careerists, advocates, innovators, and practitioners. The conference is open to all registrants and accommodations will be made to meet the community’s needs. Convergence Conference itself will be held in Montreal on June 16-18 2027, immediately following Metascience. Details will be announced soon." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:20:00 -0400 https://incentivizing-collaborative-open-research.ghost.io/conference/ oa.new oa.events oa.open_science oa.canada "MAKAAO is an open, FAIR-compliant resource of human autoantibodies, their targets, associated diseases, and laboratory tests. It is manually curated from the literature and welcomes contributions from the autoimmune disease community." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:19:00 -0400 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-026-01872-4 oa.new oa.fair oa.data oa.biology oa.medicine Abstract:  Objective Little attention has been paid to how publication and access models influence the evidence that AI systems retrieve, process, and summarize. This article introduces the concept of AI-induced evidence skew, proposes four pathways through which it may arise, and provides a preliminary empirical illustration. Methods Nine widely used large language models (LLMs) were prompted to generate literature-supported content. The accessibility status of the references provided was compared with the percentage of open-access records identified through searches of three scholarly databases. Results AI-induced evidence skew is a structural distortion in AI-assisted evidence synthesis whereby outputs disproportionately represent open-access or otherwise machine-accessible literature. Four proposed pathways are differential representation of literature in training data, retrieval-access constraints, human verification practices, and system- or user-imposed access restrictions. Among 78 verifiable references generated by LLMs, a mean of 95.38% had freely available full text (87.43% were open-access), compared with a mean open-access percentage of 57.83% across scholarly database search results. Conclusions Although exploratory and non-generalizable, these findings support the hypothesis that AI-assisted search and synthesis may overrepresent publicly accessible literature. The concern is not the quality of open-access literature, but that accessibility may become an unintended determinant of included evidence. Mitigation requires greater awareness, human oversight, transparent reporting of AI use and retrieval limitations, verification of AI-generated references, and improved transparency regarding AI evidence coverage. Further empirical investigation across disciplines, platforms, and AI tools is warranted. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 05:48:00 -0400 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08989621.2026.2725029 oa.new oa.business_models oa.hybrid oa.ai "Open educational resources (OER) have long been recognized for making course materials more accessible and affordable. Now,  new research from AAC&U  makes the case for understanding OER implementation as something more: a high-impact teaching and learning practice that supports student engagement, persistence, and success. The research makes an important distinction: realizing the potential of OER is not simply a matter of replacing one set of course materials with another. Outcomes depend on how OER is implemented, including the institutional environment, pedagogical choices, and support available to faculty. That makes the recognition of OER implementation as a high-impact practice not only a milestone, but an opportunity—to make the case for greater institutional support, expanding access to high-impact learning, and strengthening the role of open education in advancing student success. Join AAC&U and the Open Education Association for a conversation about turning that research into action." Sun, 27 Sep 2026 05:46:00 -0400 https://www.opened.org/events/2026/oer-as-a-high-impact-practice-webinar oa.new oa.events oa.oer oa.education "OONI Explorer is an open data resource on internet censorship around the world. Since 2012, millions of network measurements have been collected from more than 200 countries. OONI Explorer sheds light on internet censorship and other forms of network interference worldwide. To contribute to this open dataset, install OONI Probe and run tests!" Sun, 27 Sep 2026 05:44:00 -0400 https://explorer.ooni.org/ oa.censorship oa.data oa.new oa.monitoring oa.crowd "DOAJ is supported by a diverse community of organisations that recognise the importance of trusted, open infrastructure for scholarly communication. Our work depends on sustained investment in our people, systems and infrastructure. We are therefore very grateful to the publishers and data users who choose to support DOAJ and contribute to the costs of maintaining and developing the service. Publishers that support DOAJ help sustain an infrastructure that provides quality assurance, visibility, and discoverability for open access journals around the world. Our editorial team assesses nearly 9,000 new applications each year, alongside ongoing quality checks and investigations into suspected bad practice. This work helps maintain trust in the journals included in DOAJ and supports the wider community in identifying trusted open access publishing." Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400 https://blog.doaj.org/2026/09/18/sustaining-trusted-open-access-infrastructure-thank-you-to-our-publisher-and-data-user-supporters/ oa.new oa.doaj oa.journals oa.infrastructure oa.tools From Google's English:  Abstract:  This article adopts the organizational-theoretical concept of path dependency in open access for analysis. According to this concept, open access publishing is no longer described as a single path, but rather two paths must be fundamentally distinguished, and their relationship to one another analyzed. While the commercial path of open access is now perceived as resistant to transformation, hopes are now pinned on a non-profit path (Diamond Open Access), which is organizationally distinct. The efforts to expand non-commercial publishing infrastructures are a reaction to the transformation agreements with the currently dominant publishing oligopoly. Among the numerous undesirable consequences of these agreements are the continued prevalence of hybrid publishing, the largely absent transformation from the subscription model to gold open access journals, the redistribution of acquisition and publication funds among funding institutions to the benefit of the oligopoly, and thus, overall, a deepening of dependence on publishers. Despite increased support for Diamond Open Access, a replacement of the commercial path of major academic publishers is not to be expected, but rather a relationship of coexistence and creative competition between the two paths. To better understand this, the debate surrounding Diamond Open Access is outlined, in which normative questions of the scientific publishing system and the perspective of the Global South play an important role: Research output is understood as a commons.   Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://ubiquitypress.com/chapters/e/10.5334/bdh.d oa.new oa.no-fee oa.german oa.nonprofit oa.offsets oa.infrastructure oa.hybrid oa.commons "Think of open research as an overarching commitment to transparency, running through every stage of the process, rather than options to be ticked off. Here’s how." Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:51:00 -0400 https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/open-research-principle-not-checklist oa.new oa.open_science oa.principles oa.guidelines oa.paywalled "TL;DR I claim that modern science is synonymous with open source software. This post explains why, why it matters, and what you can (and should) do next." Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:48:00 -0400 https://jepedersen.dk/blog/202505_research/ oa.new oa.software oa.floss "Join us for our half-day event focused on bringing FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) practices to everyday medical research. This year marks 10 years since the introduction of the FAIR principles. Over the past decade, much has been achieved - but for many researchers, FAIR can still feel abstract and difficult to translate into daily practice. Many recognize its importance but continue to face a simple question Where do I start? This event is designed to answer exactly that! We introduce FAIR Clinics - short, hands-on sessions where you will actively work on concrete outputs relevant to your research. The attention is not just on why FAIR matters, but on how to get started in practice." Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:31:00 -0400 https://umcgresearch.org/w/fair-clinics oa.new oa.fair oa.principles oa.events oa.netherlands Abstract:  This study aimed to evaluate the motivations and concerns related to preprint use among Brazilian health researchers. A mixed-methods online survey of all 1,596 holders of CNPq Research Productivity Grants in seven health fields was conducted in 2025. The questionnaire was adapted from a survey of bioRxiv authors, translated into Portuguese, and pilot-tested. Closed-ended responses were analyzed descriptively, and free-text responses were grouped by similarity. Overall, 178 researchers accessed the survey (11.2%), and 143 answered items on preprints and were included in the final analysis (9.0% effective response rate). The mean age was 55.9 years, and 88.0% were affiliated with public institutions. Regarding corresponding-author publications over the previous five years, 62.2% of respondents had deposited no preprints, while 37.8% had deposited at least one. Among preprints users, 79.2% agreed that deposition was freely decided by the authors. The main motivations were rapid sharing of findings (69.8%) and obtaining feedback (49.1%). Few reported benefits in terms of citations (17.3%) or online dissemination (16.9%). Among those who had not deposited preprints, the main reason was not wanting to deposit them (57.6%), followed by being unaware of the option (35.3%). Of the 22 free-text responses, 19 reflected an informed decision not to deposit, most commonly because peer review was considered necessary before public dissemination. Preprint use was limited mainly by a lack of intention to deposit rather than a lack of awareness. Faster dissemination and feedback were the main motivations for using preprints.   Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:49:00 -0400 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.11.26362857v1 oa.new oa.preprints oa.brazil oa.medicine oa.latin_america oa.attitudes oa.peer_review oa.speed oa.versions oa.latin_america oa.south "Participating in Publish-Review-Curate publishing requires that "Publish" infrastructures - repositories and preprint servers - provide robust version support, since this is required to ensure coherence in the PRC landscape. After a review of current practices, we are asking for feedback from PRC practitioners and repositories about the practices we have identified, what works best from your perspective, and whether we have missed anything important. Please provide your comments directly in this google document or by sending them to kathleen.shearer@coar-repositories.org by the end of September." Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:12:00 -0400 https://coar-repositories.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Versioning-Practices-for-PRC-COAR-members.pdf oa.new oa.open_peer_review oa.peer_review oa.consultations oa.coar oa.repositories oa.green oa.infrastructure "This meeting on open science ...[was] organized by the Open Science Network of French Funding Agencies in collaboration with UNESCO. The aim of this event ...[is] to discuss current and future challenges in open science and to define the network’s action plan for the period 2026–2030 within a national, European, and international context, in line with the strategic priorities of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space, the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science and the Bengaluru Roadmap on Diamond Open Access." Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:50:00 -0400 https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/network-french-funding-agencies-open-science-meeting oa.new oa.open_science oa.france oa.funders oa.policies oa.strategies oa.unesco oa.events "We are digitizing every pre-1950 U.S. census as free, open data, starting with 1940." Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:24:00 -0400 https://opencensus.us/ oa.new oa.usa oa.data oa.psi oa.digitization oa.preservation oa.data Abstract:  As researchers conduct their work, they incrementally construct a personal research ontology: a rich, personal understanding of their field and its phenomena. Yet most of this knowledge remains internalized, with only fragments surfacing in publications. This position paper argues that research is fundamentally an act of personal ontology construction and proposes Personal Open Science (POS), a lightweight method for externalizing a researcher’s personal research ontology for downstream use. The method requires no machine learning or language models, and it centers on the researcher rather than on the publication, the traditional focal unit of Open Science. Building on daily reading habits and a minimal annotation scheme, the approach adds little overhead while producing a structured, explorable representation of a researcher’s interests, influences, and expertise. I demonstrate the method through my own practice of annotating over 45,000 documents across a decade of research. I discuss how externalized personal research ontologies could serve multiple downstream purposes, such as the discovery of collaborators and self-reflection, by revealing the gap between a researcher’s understanding and the shared ontology of their field. When many researchers externalize their ontologies, the resulting network of overlapping and complementary knowledge structures becomes a resource for collective intelligence, making visible the distributed expertise of a research community and enabling new forms of intellectual coordination across disciplinary boundaries.   Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:04:00 -0400 https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3834581.3838630 oa.new oa.ontologies oa.open_science "The Open Source Initiative joins the Open Forum for AI (OFAI) in supporting calls for the U.S. to develop more open models because they promote competition in AI through local control and lower costs. The OFAI is a university-led, collaborative initiative that aims to bend the arc toward human-centered, responsible, transparent, and ethical AI. Led by Carnegie Mellon University, the OFAI includes university representatives from across the country as well as nonprofit voices and individual fellows from industry and government. As the policy lead, we collaborated with other OFAI members to lay out the benefits of Open Source AI and open-weight models in comparison to closed, proprietary ones.  The statement asserts that the U.S. needs more “focus, investment, and collaboration from the full breadth of the innovation pipeline to accelerate the development of open models. This will require a strategic approach that moves beyond the status quo, bringing together new partners, both technical and non-technical, from across industry, academia, and government.” ..." Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:58:00 -0400 https://opensource.org/blog/we-must-open-the-frontier-osi-ofai-support-calls-for-the-u-s-to-develop-more-open-models oa.new oa.osi oa.ofai oa.usa oa.floss oa.ai