100 Path to Open Books Now Open Access on JSTOR

"JSTOR, part of the nonprofit ITHAKA, today announced a major milestone for open scholarship: the first 100 books published through Path to Open are now openly available to readers around the world. Originally released in 2023 with early access for Path to Open participating libraries, these titles have officially “flipped” to open access, marking the first cohort to complete the program’s three-year Path to openness.

Path to Open was launched to address a persistent challenge in scholarly publishing—how to expand global access to peer-reviewed academic books while ensuring long-term sustainability for university presses. Through a cost-sharing model supported by libraries, publishers receive guaranteed funding from JSTOR for new monographs,librariesgain early access to frontlist scholarship, and titles ultimately become free to read for anyone, anywhere increasing the impact of authors’scholarship This milestone marks the beginning of the realization of that founding vision."