OpenAIRE Workshop: Sustainable non-APC OA publishing models - OpenAIRE Blogs

"The 9th international OpenAIRE workshop on Sustainable non-APC open access (OA) publishing models took place on February 26-27, 2019 at the University of Bielefeld, Germany. It showcased a range of successful non-APC OA publishing models. A particular focus was on consortia models, assessing their relative strengths and weaknesses, conducting cross-disciplinary analyses of their efficacy in different academic contexts and discussing cost sharing and joint sustainability strategies.

47 scholarly book and journal editors, publishers, librarians and people involved in non-APC publishing participated in the workshop. Together they helped outline the content and structure of the forthcoming report: a roadmap to sustainability through best practice examples and recommendations. The workshop was a combination of presentations and lively discussion groups. Below are some highlights from our discussions, and stay tuned for the Roadmap which is scheduled for release in September...."