Report on Open Access Monograph Publishing Released by OAPEN-UK and JISC

The results of a five-year research project on open access book publishing in the social sciences and humanities were published by OAPEN-UK / JISC on 28 January. The project was funded by the Joint Systems Information Committee (JISC) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). “Led by Jisc Collections in collaboration with funders, researchers, publishers, learned societies, universities and libraries, the project has undertaken extensive qualitative and quantitative research in order to provide an evidence base to help stakeholders make informed decisions about transitioning to open access monograph publishing.” The full report is available at this OAPEN/JISC link.