Open access publishing at the Graduate Institute: the 2024 barometer

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Since 2021, the Graduate Institute has agreements with major publishers that make it easier for researchers to publish open access (OA) articles. They have taken advantage of this opportunity and the proportion of OA articles has risen sharply. But a detailed analysis shows that the path taken may be unsustainable, and that most researchers are still neglecting simple ways to make their research accessible.

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Surviving in a time of no-deal with Wiley

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Read and Publish agreements are very convenient for researchers. You can publish open access in your favourite journals, at no cost (to you). But all good things have their downside: as academic publishing is largely controlled by an oligopoly of private companies, and as you might imagine libraries’ budgets are not infinite, negotiations are tough. Sometimes, we have to walk away from the table due to irreconcilable positions, which triggers a “no-deal” period. This is now happening with Wiley. How can researchers adapt and continue their research in these times?

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