What's the biggest challenge facing open access? | Higher Education Network | The Guardian

"The open access movement – where research papers are made freely available online, rather than published in journals that charge a hefty subscription – has grown rapidly since the turn of the century. Open access gained a boost this year when the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) announced that all UK research post-April 2016 must be open access in order to qualify for funding assessments. But it hasn’t all been good news – a recent report suggested that open access posed a diminishing threat to traditional publishers. As academics across the world gathered to take part in the eight annual Open Access Week, we asked experts what they feel is the biggest challenge facing open access over the coming year ..."