Research has long been a vital part of how we advance human knowledge to better understand our world and improve lives, writes Andrew Plume
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Alenka Prinčič (left) and Frédérique Belliard
02 October 2020
Alenka Prinčič and Frédérique Belliard describe how they influenced the change from traditional academic publisher to innovative and community-driven university press at TU Delft
Jamie Hutchins
24 September 2020
The events of 2020 have created a turning point for everyone in our industry, writes Jamie Hutchins
23 September 2020
As OpenAthens celebrates its 25th anniversary, Jon Bentley discusses the organisation’s growth, industry changes and what to expect in the future
Paul Stokes
22 September 2020
Data is everywhere – but where does it come from, where is it being stored, and is it worth keeping? It is crucial to take stock, says Paul Stokes
Ros Pyne
16 September 2020
Ros Pyne explores findings from a collaborative white paper with COARD into the geographic reach of OA book scholarship
Oluchi Ojinamma Okere
12 August 2020
Oluchi Ojinamma Okere considers Nigerian academic libraries and their struggle for relevance
Martijn Roelandse
23 July 2020
It might be fair to say we have entered the era of irreproducible science, write Martijn Roelandse and Anita Bandrowski
Heather Staines
23 July 2020
The new non-profit Knowledge Futures Group offers institutions a valuable scholarly communications resource, writes Heather Staines
09 July 2020
A UK-based university librarian, who has chosen to remain anonymous, has spoken out about ‘gobsmacking’ prices for some ebooks
02 July 2020
Daniel Keirs considers open science from the perspective of a physics publisher, including some of the steps needed to accelerate progress
Matt McKay
01 July 2020
Papers related to the pandemic have been downloaded more than 150 million times, writes Matt McKay
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Interviews for this article have been adapted from recent PhaidraCon roundtable events and from upcoming 2023 editions of EpistemiCast
Patrick Hargitt explains why 2022 became the year that accessibility got serious
Joseph Koivisto and Jordan Sly from the University of Maryland discuss the implications of the publications-as-data model
Despite the collective and decisive step changes in enabling the transition to open access this year, we should not be complacent, writes Susie Winter
Thomas Shaw and Andrew Barker from Lancaster University Library discuss the realities, challenges and future impact of open access in the research community
It’s not a question of if, but how. The future of scholarly publishing is open, yet the debate on how to accelerate the growth of open access continues
