Open Access Perspectives in the Humanities and Social Sciences: An Edited Collection | SAGE Connection – Insight

"The Impact of Social Sciences blog has worked steadily over the last three years to encourage meaningful discussion for how scholarly communication can be improved to ensure the lasting relevance and reach of academic research. Momentum of the Open Access movement has been instrumental to provoking wider engagement of these issues. It is fitting then that the theme of Open Access Week this year is Redefining Impact. In conjunction with SAGE and in association with the British Academy and Academy of Social Sciences, the LSE Public Policy Group will be hosting a conference on Thursday 24 October focusing on the opportunities and challenges that Open Access presents specifically for the humanities and social sciences. Most of the major discussions, policy inquiries, and funder mandates around Open Access have been led by the STEM community and it is therefore necessary for the wider community to consider the unique characteristics of scholarship and publishing in the social sciences and humanities. While Open Access Week doesn’t officially start until Monday 21st of October, we are excited to announce that we will be featuring a collection of posts over the next week designed to inform and inspire wider conversations about open access in the humanities and social sciences. The collection seeks to explore a variety of perspectives from the community and we hope the collection along with the conference will act as a catalyst to discuss further issues that have yet to be fully worked out ..."