How Japan Lost the Plot on Open Access | Katina Magazine

"Globally, the open access (OA) movement has long sought to liberate scholarly communication from commercial publishers. But Japan pursues open access and open science from a unique context; that approach has often blurred the OA landscape and left Japanese academics perplexed. In this article, I will explore how economic history and national policy have shaped a uniquely Japanese approach to open access and consider what this means for the country’s ongoing relationship to the OA movement."