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Our collection, in numbers
These numbers reflect the collective global ambition to realise a fully open access (OA) books future.
- Open access books
- 40,000+
- Participating publishers
- 450+
- Languages represented
- 80+
The latest from OAPEN
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Conference attendance
Come meet us in person at these conferences. This is a rolling list and as new conferences and events are added older ones will be removed, so make sure to check back regularly!
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OAPEN and OpenAIRE partner to strengthen interoperability and monitoring for open access books
OAPEN and OpenAIRE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the visibility, discoverability and monitoring of open access books through improved metadata exchange, interoperability and shared open infrastructure...
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Press release: Changes to the OAPEN Supervisory Board
The OAPEN Foundation announces changes to its Supervisory Board, marking the conclusion of terms for several valued members and the appointment of new Board members who will help guide the organisation’s continued development...
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Blog post
OAPEN goes to Poland: May conference highlights and takeaways
May was a busy month for the OAPEN team who were active at several conferences, all in Poland. In this blog post, we share some of the highlights and what came from our involvement in them. PCG Academic...
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Blog post
Guest Post: Making Open Access Books Visible – OAPEN Featured in the Online Event Series “This Is How We Do It”
This guest blog post is written by Stefanie Westphal from the Max Weber Foundation. A German version of the post is available on the SeDOA website. As part of the online event series This Is How We Do It: International...
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OAPEN presents the
OA Books Toolkit
For authors
The Toolkit offers clear guidance on open access (OA) book publishing for researchers and authors, and supports policy makers in shaping effective OA policies for books.
Our funders’ collections
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SCOAP3 - The Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics -
SNSF - Swiss National Science Fund -
UKRI - UK Research and Innovation -
Wellcome