One of the many joys of OA Week is the opportunity to reflect on the movement’s progress. It has been a watershed year for Open Access advocates as evidenced by the surge of momentum since last year. Just this week a new study published in BMC Medicine shows that OA publishing is growing faster than previously [...]
Welcome to OA week, a celebration of Open Access principles and progress around the world. In preparation for this year’s activities PLOS, SPARC, and OASPA recently released the final version of the Open Access Spectrum guide. This resource outlines the core components of Open Access across the continuum from “open access” to “restricted access”. Its aim [...]
On behalf of PLOS, SPARC, and OASPA I want to thank everyone who contributed during the open review process of the Open Access Spectrum guide. In preparation for Open Access Week (October 22-28), we are issuing the final version today so that people can download and print it for their use next week and beyond. [...]
On behalf of PLOS, SPARC and OASPA I want to thank everyone who provided comments on the open access resource guide, “HowOpenIsIt?” We received more than fifty comments and are reviewing all the feedback. To date, your feedback is prompting changes to 17 of the original 27 openness components. We plan to release a [...]
