Open access community framework phase 2 opens for publisher submissions | STM Publishing News

"After a successful pilot in 2022, the open access community framework (OACF) is now open to submissions from not-for-profit monograph publishers until 5 May 2023 The OACF connects not-for-profit ‘diamond’ open access publishers – those that operate under a free-to-read, free-to-publish model – with the higher education (HE) sector. The scheme was launched to support diversity in the open access (OA) marketplace. Changes to this year’s framework, agreed with the HE sector, are also designed to reduce the burden of Book Processing Charges (BPCs). Under the scheme, UK higher education libraries are invited to pledge their support to publishers over a three-year period...."