Academic Publishing

Green, Gold, Diamond, Black – what does it all mean?

There’s a lot of jargon surrounding Open Access publication, and as with all jargon it can confuse and obfuscate. Here is a simple glossary: Diamond / PlatinumImmediate Open Access publication by the journal

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APCs, BPCs, can I have some money please – who pays for OA?

This is one of the most important questions for authors: if the reader doesn’t pay, who does? BPCs (Book Processing Charges) and APCs (Article Processing Charges) are fees levied on authors, their

Academic Publishing

What should I ask a publisher about Open Access?

There are many academic publishers who publish Open Access work, including some of the most well-known such as Cambridge University Press, Harvard University Press, Oxford University Press, The MIT Press, Palgrave Macmillan, Springer,

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An Academic’s Guide to Open Access

For Open Access Week 2018, we’ve put together a series of blog posts that cover the basics of Open Access for academic researchers. We hope they give you the tools to navigate

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Why OBP is not participating in KU Open Funding: and why libraries should understand the reasons.

Knowledge Unlatched has recently announced the launch of a new platform to fund Open Access (OA) books. In this post, we explain our concern with this platform and why we won't be participating.

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A Director Writes: The First Ten Years of OBP

When Alessandra and Rupert invited me to join them in establishing Open Publishers as a Community Interest Company, I was delighted to accept. Having been a senior manager in the British Treasury I

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Ten Years of OBP: An Interview with Alessandra Tosi and Rupert Gatti (Part Two)

The next ten years: “We need to show this can be different.” While Gatti and Tosi are fiercely proud of what they have built, they believe the future of OBP lies in enabling

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Ten Years of OBP: An Interview with Alessandra Tosi and Rupert Gatti (Part One)

Ten years ago today Open Book Publishers [https://www.openbookpublishers.com/section/14/1] was born. Non-profit, scholar-led and now the leading UK Open Access publisher in the Humanities and Social Sciences, OBP

100th Book

One Hundred Books: How Far Have We Come? (Part Three)

Open Technology: The Future of Open Access This is the third and final part of a three-part series of blogs to celebrate the publication of our hundredth book [https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/

100th Book

One Hundred Books: How Far Have We Come? (Part Two)

This is part of a three-part series of blogs to celebrate the publication of our hundredth book [https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/611]. To read the first part, click here. [https://blogs.openbookpublishers.

April Newsletter

Defending Academic Freedom in an Age of Censorship: Reflections from author Ash Lierman

Defending Academic Freedom in an Age of Censorship: Why Open Access Matters More Than Ever

March Newsletter

Green, Gold, Diamond, Black – what does it all mean?

APCs, BPCs, can I have some money please – who pays for OA?

What should I ask a publisher about Open Access?

An Academic’s Guide to Open Access

Why OBP is not participating in KU Open Funding: and why libraries should understand the reasons.

A Director Writes: The First Ten Years of OBP

Ten Years of OBP: An Interview with Alessandra Tosi and Rupert Gatti (Part Two)

Ten Years of OBP: An Interview with Alessandra Tosi and Rupert Gatti (Part One)

One Hundred Books: How Far Have We Come? (Part Three)

One Hundred Books: How Far Have We Come? (Part Two)