🔓 The 18th Berlin #OpenAccess Conference will gather senior leaders from research institutions, library consortia, funding bodies and major publishers under the theme "Resetting the terms of #ScholarlyPublishing"

15–17 Sept 2026, Berlin

Read the full announcement: oa2020.org/b18-conferen...

OA Forward logo: On white background, bold black text "OA FWD" stacked vertically, with overlapping orange and red triangular arrows positioned to the right of "OA", forming a "forward" button symbol.

We are now OA Forward! ⏩

OA2020 has evolved into OA Forward, uniting with ESAC under new international governance, to advance the next stage of open scholarly communication.

Read the full announcement: oa2020.org/2026/04/08/i...

#openaccess #scholcomm

OA Forward logo: On white background, bold black text "OA FWD" stacked vertically, with overlapping orange and red triangular arrows positioned to the right of "OA", forming a "forward" button symbol.

We are now OA Forward! ⏩

OA2020 has evolved into OA Forward, uniting with ESAC under new international governance, to advance the next stage of open scholarly communication.

Read the full announcement: oa2020.org/2026/04/08/i...

#openaccess #scholcomm

🎧 Happening next week - From deals to cost distribution: How libraries share and manage the costs of national-level (transformative) open access publishing agreements

🗣️ Webinar speakers: Olaf Siegert, Colleen Campbell, Niklas Willén, Kai Geschuhn, Ramon Ros
🔗Register here: ow.ly/Ybgz50YnSXz

The recording of our latest focus session, dedicated to the newly relaunched ESAC Registry is now available online - watch or revisit the session on the OA2020 website:

📺 oa2020.org/2026/02/27/m...

#scholcomm #publishing #openaccess

These enhancements were developed by the OA2020 Working Group on ESAC Resources Update and Development and shaped through community consultation.

Stay up-to-date on our working groups' activities on the OA2020 website:
oa2020.org/working-grou...

The ESAC Registry now captures a broader range of #openaccess publishing agreements, has improved navigation and new fields that enable richer entries, reflecting the evolving practices and growing global impact of OA publishing.

Explore the enhanced registry: esac-initiative.org/about/transf...

ESAC logo with text below: "ESAC Registry of Open Publishing Agreements"

We are thrilled to announce new enhancements to the ESAC Registry—a shared, library-driven resource documenting #openaccess publishing agreements worldwide:

Read the announcement here: oa2020.org/2026/02/24/e...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Moving OA Forward Focus Sessions | Introducing ESAC Registry 2.0: expanded scope, greater detail, and enhanced accessibility. After registering, you will re... The OA2020 Working Group on ESAC Resources Update and Development is preparing to deliver its first major outcome: in the coming weeks, the ESAC Registry will relaunch with expanded scope, enhanced f...

Join us this Wednesday for a presentation and demo of the soon to be relaunched ESAC Registry, featuring expanded scope and richer data to support OA agreement negotiations!

Open to library and consortia staff.

✏️ Register here eu02web.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...

Charleston Conference Asia 2026 Agenda on Whova January 26 – 29, 2026, Bangkok

Asia’s soaring research output needs equitable #OpenAccess; publishing must move beyond historically contingent, globally misaligned pricing.

Tomorrow at #CharlestonAsia, regional leaders rethink cost allocation, incentives, and power relations in #ScholarlyPublishing.

whova.com/embedded/ses...

The recording of our latest Moving OA Forward Focus Session on consortial cost allocation models in #openaccess🔓 agreements is now available - check it out if you couldn't join or would like to revisit the presentations!

▶️ oa2020.org/2025/11/21/m...

Registration is still open for our Moving OA Forward Focus Session this Wednesday, Nov 19 at 9am CET! (Details below.)

Can't make this time? We're planning another session in early 2026 to accommodate colleagues in further time zones.

#openaccess🔓

Strategies for publishers to make scholarly metadata openly available | Septentrio Conference Series Research information, or scholarly metadata, is important for decision making around strategic priorities, distribution of resources, and evaluation of researchers and institutions. It is also used by funders, institutions and governments to assess the effect of policies, and by researchers and societal stakeholders to find and assess research results. The value of openly available research information is increasingly recognized, as it supports fair research assessment and makes it possible for everyone to find and assess relevant research.

🌍 New panel at #Munin2025! 🌍
How can publishers make more – and better – scholarly metadata openly available?
Join top experts from OA2020, DOAJ, CERN & PKP to explore strategies for #OpenMetadata & #OpenResearchInformation 💬
🔗 doi.org/10.7557/5.8155

#OpenScience #UiTNorway

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Moving OA Forward Focus Session | Redefining value: Consortial approaches to cost allocation in open access agreements. After registering, you will receive ... As transformative and open access publishing agreements increasingly replace traditional subscription deals, many consortia are recognizing that legacy cost distribution frameworks may no longer be fi...

How are consortia transitioning from subscription-based models to cost allocation frameworks aligned with #openaccess🔓 goals?

Hear from CAUL, DEAL, KEMÖ and Bibsam on building frameworks that reflect publishing activity & institutional priorities.

Register here ➡️ eu02web.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...

1/3 Launching the BD/OA2020 Joint Task Force on Negotiating Openness of Publication Metadata.
We will work on: framework & clauses · tools/templates · pilots · capacity-building.

Read: barcelona-declaration.org/news/2025100...
and: oa2020.org/2025/10/02/b...

#OpenResearchInformation #OpenScience

For those who couldn't make it or would like to revisit last week's session, the recording and transcript are now available

Check it out ▶️ oa2020.org/2025/09/30/m...

Save the date!

OA2020 Focus Session — Open research information in negotiations w/ Miranda Bennett & @ludowaltman.bsky.social (BD – @oa2020.org Joint Task Force).

The session will explore tools and guidance to help negotiators embed open research info in their aims.

More info? ⬇️

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Moving OA Forward Focus Sessions: The relevance of Open Research Information. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the mee... Key research data and analytics—such as publication metadata, citation counts, and funding information—are often locked behind paywalls, creating a “black box” that limits transparency, accountability...

Very excited about the partnership between @barcelonadori.bsky.social and @oa2020.org to work together on advancing openness of publication metadata in publisher negotiations!

Interested to learn more? Join next Thursday's OA2020 webinar.

Registration: eu02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

@cwts.nl

OA2020 Moving OA Forward Focus Sessions

Join us Sept 25, 4pm CEST in our Focus Session on The Relevance of Open Research Information with speakers Miranda Bennett and @ludowaltman.bsky.social! 🔓

Details and registration ▶️ eu02web.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...

#OpenResearch #OpenAccess #OpenScience

Impacting Scholarly Communication: From Cells to Society — Association of Research Libraries Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of ARL Research & Analytics Impact Reports, which capture transformative effects of specific research library programs on students, researchers, communitie...

🌍 Shaping #ScholarlyCommunication: From Cells to Society

How are research libraries influencing the future of scholarly comms? Explore the impact of #libraries in addressing key issues across disciplines and advancing knowledge.

🔗 www.arl.org/blog/impacti...
#ScienceToSociety #ARLImpactReports

The Route to an Open Scholarly Ecosystem Runs through CC BY Some publishers have sought to leverage more restrictive licenses to gain commercial control of open access works. Soft mandates for the CC BY license could help.

The Route to an Open Scholarly Ecosystem Runs through CC BY | Katina Magazine katinamagazine.org/content/article/open-kno...

How OA2020 is Advancing the Transition to Open Access In this Q&A, Colleen Campbell of OA2020 discusses the initiative’s achievements, the evolving challenges of the open access transition, and why she’s optimistic about the road ahead.

How OA2020 is Advancing the Transition to Open Access | Katina Magazine katinamagazine.org/content/article/open-kno...

Banner of the B17 with conference logo and theme: Moving OA Forward: From transformation to collective responsibility 17th Berlin Open Access Conference 5-6 February 2025 Harnack House, Berlin, Germany

Earlier this year, B17 brought together representatives from the global library community.

Our new comprehensive report captures the collective wisdom and strategic direction from these discussions. #OpenAccess

Read here ▶️ oa2020.org/wp-content/u...

(1/5)

Read the full report: oa2020.org/wp-content/u...

These insights represent our community's collective strength and offer practical guidance for driving meaningful transformation. #OpenAccess #OAtransition

(5/5)

Other focus areas include addressing research assessment practices and their impact on publishing dynamics, plus integrating #OpenScience principles into institutional strategies.

(4/5)

The report offers pragmatic steps based on community needs:

➡️Full transparency in OA publishing agreements
➡️Fairer pricing frameworks
➡️Support for diverse publishing models
➡️CC BY licensing to preserve author rights and enable academic agency—esp. as AI reshapes research communication

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The consensus was clear: #OpenAccess has passed the tipping point.

The continued transformation of #ScholarlyCommunication depends on our collective ability to turn progress into practice.

The report addresses exactly how we can accomplish this together.

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Banner of the B17 with conference logo and theme: Moving OA Forward: From transformation to collective responsibility 17th Berlin Open Access Conference 5-6 February 2025 Harnack House, Berlin, Germany

Earlier this year, B17 brought together representatives from the global library community.

Our new comprehensive report captures the collective wisdom and strategic direction from these discussions. #OpenAccess

Read here ▶️ oa2020.org/wp-content/u...

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How Equitable Is It? A framework for assessing scholarly communication models on the axis of equity. Developed by the “Beyond article-based charges” working group, which is convened by cOAlition S, Jisc and PLOS.

📢 Just released: Updated "How Equitable Is It?" tool with clearer definitions for assessing #equity in #ScholComm models.

👉 coalitions.typeform.com/Equity-Tool

📰 www.coalition-s.org/updated-vers...

By the beyond article-based charges working group,
cOAlition S, @jisc.bsky.social, @plos.org

Text fragment from the final statement of the OA2020 17th Berlin Conference on Open Access, including a list of objectives the following objectives to guide the next phase of publisher negotiations toward an open scholarly communication paradigm. Objective 3: Transparency: A rapid transition to open access requires that all stakeholders have full visibility into the data necessary to steward this shift and prepare for a future where financial flows equitably support the needs of authors and the research community. We call on publishers to collaborate with the research community to enable the full opening of research information, as described in the Barcelona Declaration. Only with full transparency around publication data, publication ethics and quality assurance standards, and pricing—including information on waivers, discounts, and the impacts of geopricing—can the global research community assess progress, ensure accountability, and cultivate a fair and sustainable open scholarly publishing ecosystem.

Earlier this week, the final statement of the #OA2020 @oa2020.bsky.social
17th Berlin Open Access Conference was published

oa2020.org/b17-conferen...

It's great to see transparancy included as objective for publisher negotiations, with an explicit mention of the Barcelona Declaration.