Change and a "shared vision" required for OA book publishing - Research Information

"UKRI, in partnership with the Association of Learned Society Publishers (ALPSP), the British Academy, and the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA), has commissioned a project from Information Power to support book publishers in their transition to sustainable open access (OA) models.

The project had a particular focus on learned society, subject association, and smaller specialist publishers.

How to Begin the OA Transition: a guide for smaller and specialist publishers was developed as part of the project and accompanies a fuller report for all stakeholders, which provides detailed advice and guidance for both independent publishers and those who work with larger publishing partners...."