Around the World with the OABN: Mexico – Open Access Books Network

From Google's English:  "Open access (OA) has officially been in place in Mexico for over a decade. I say officially because in May 2014, various amendments were made to laws and regulations to give it a legal status in the country. It has even been established in the Constitution as a guarantee of the State. Mexico is the third country in Latin America to have enshrined it in its legislation. What has happened in these years, and what has been its impact, primarily with regard to books? It is complex to analyze all the variables, actors, and public policies that have taken place during this time in a handful of paragraphs. But I would like to highlight some recent achievements, the fruit of the work of publishers committed to their community.

I'll focus first on production and availability, as one of the most visible and quantifiable features, in the absence of other metrics. The following table shows a comparison between 2020 and 2024 of open-access books in a shared catalog, that of the Altexto network , which brings together the most important university presses in Mexico. For a comparative reference, we can also look at the catalog of the Latin American and Caribbean Publishers Network (EULAC), which brings together nearly 400 publishers in the region that share an online catalog ."