Well done @universityofessex.bsky.social Glad you’re reconnecting with our rebellious past and finding alternatives.

The Open Library of Humanities welcomes "applications that further commitment to creating an open access scholarly environment within academia and beyond, and reflect our mission: to support & extend open access to scholarship in humanities – for free, for everyone, for ever" www.openlibhums.org

It’s been a pleasure to have worked on our generative AI policy for the OLH for over a year. It’s been a fascinating, complex, but rewarding process. Our policy focuses on acceptable and responsible AI use, unacceptable use, and the transparent declaration of substantial and known genAI use.

Do take a moment to read the @openlibhums.org AI Publisher Policy. It's taken over a year to consult with editors of our 35 journals & get it right! Our Managing Editor @simoneverett.bsky.social has stewarded this consultation & also published a report outlining the process itself. #OpenAccess

The Open Library of Humanities Open Access Award 2026. Applications for OLH funding of up to £500 are welcomed from individuals or organisations and may be used to help fund events, projects or activities on #OA or with an #openaccess component. 📅 Deadline 30/06: www.openlibhums.org/news/882/

The Open Book Collective Development Fund Call for Applications 2026 is open! We fund projects dedicated to building capacity, networks and infrastructure for OA book publishing. Read and apply in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese obc.copim.pub/obc-collecti... N.B. this fund is not for BPCs

It's 2026, also known as the year chaos is coming for scholarly publishing! If you missed our co-founder @theblochian.bsky.social's piece in Research Professional News then check it out and learn more about the OJC and what we aim to do. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

La realidad superó hace ya tiempo al mejor Berlanga 🙈

🎄 Day 12 of #OLH12DaysOfChristmas On the twelfth day of Christmas the OLH gave to us twelve sleepy humans, who are back at work doing it all again. Meet our team:

🎄 Day 7 of #OLH12DaysOfChristmas On the seventh day of Christmas the OLH gave to us seven flips upcoming, six journals joining, diamond open access, four new journals, three open access awards, two new colleagues and the launch of the OJC. Join the publishing revolution:

🎄 Day 1 of #OLH12DaysOfChristmas On the first day, the OLH gave to us the launch of the OJC / @ojcollective.bsky.social. Open Journals Collective Homepage: openjournalscollecti...

If APCs and subscriptions fuelled their huge profits, how will they justify similar margins under a non-APC model? (I guess, prestige...). Are these large commercial publishers attempting to co-opt diamond OA rhetoric through ‘non-APC pilots’ to neutralise criticism?

'Beyond universities being unable to afford the new deals, [Caroline] Edwards warned that the financial pressure facing many institutions means the sector is “only starting to see the acceleration in redundancy announcements coming out of UK libraries, which will continue through 2026”.'

María Corina Machado alaba a Trump y alimenta desde Oslo la intervención estadounidense en Venezuela: "Vamos hasta el final" ✍️ Por Néstor Prieto Amador

“Os regalo mis canciones y me apuntan con el dedo mira por donde va el Robe para mí que ya está pedo. Me coge de la mano y yo me sueño con tu pelo para estar tan colgado hace falta echarle güevos.” Bribriblibli (En el más sucio rincón de mi negro corazón) - Extremoduro (1993)

Philosophical Logic has officially launched at the Open Library of Humanities! This comes after the mass resignation of the entire editorial board of the Journal of Philosophical Logic from Springer Nature. Their open letter is included in the announcement.

If you missed our 2025 symposium, want to share it or simply bask in its glory again, fear not! The video recording, presentation slides and summary blog are all now available! Please share to help spread the word and good deeds of open institutional publishing. oipauk.org/news-events-...

We're hiring! We have 2 jobs advertised: Library Engagement Lead and Operations Manager, deadline Tues 6 January 2026. Links: openjournalscollective.org/static/engag... openjournalscollective.org/static/opera... Come work for a major new international organisation funding #openaccess publishing!

Welcome to our new supporter, Leibniz Center for Literary and Cultural Research (ZfL) / @zfl-berlin.bsky.social: www.openlibhums.org/news/874/ Consortial library funding for #DiamondOA makes our work possible. Huge thanks to all our member institutions!

The French 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 (#CNRS) is canceling the #WebOfScience and encouraging its affiliates to use #OpenAlex. From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases: www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cn...

A great London OIPA meet up last night! With representatives from several of our member presses, associates & friends including @openbookpublish.bsky.social @openlibhums.org @uolpress.bsky.social @uniwestpress.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social @openpress.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social

The recording of Mainstreaming Diamond — Regional Perspectives, Shared Futures, held during #OAWeek, is available to watch. With contributions from Opening the Future, Open Book Publishers, OLH, the Open Journals Collective, Open Book Collective and DOAJ:

Rest in Power Jimmy Cliff www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHAb...

"The news comes shortly after OUP acquired Karger Publishers, a medical press based in Basel"

Opinion: Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing. Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards (@theblochian.bsky.social). www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Proud to be repping some @openlibhums.org merch this Hallowe’en! I’m a huge advocate for what @theblochian.bsky.social & the whole team do to sustainably grow Diamond Open Access academic publishing. P.s. commercial publishers really are eating your journal’s brains! Let’s keep horror in fiction 🧟‍♂️

It’s spooky season… 🧟‍♂️ Don’t feed the zombies. Support diamond open access! The zombie poster is back! #DiamondOA #OpenAccess #Halloween

Open Library of Humanities (@openlibhums.org) cumple 10 años. El @csic.es (URICI), es supporter de esta iniciativa desde hace más de 7 años. Su objetivo es favorecer la publicación en acceso abierto (vía diamante) en el campo de las humanidades. ▶️ bibliotecas.csic.es/es/OLH-10-anos #OpenScience

Recording now available - Mainstreaming Diamond: Regional Perspectives, Shared Futures: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpnt... 🔸 @kirahopkins.bsky.social 🔸 @rupertgatti.bsky.social 🔸 @joedeville.bsky.social 🔸 @joannaball.bsky.social 🔸 @theblochian.bsky.social Chaired by @paulaclemente.bsky.social

the costs that the academic publishing industry extract out of universities are not sustainable and present a substantial barrier to publication for precarious colleagues (and, in the future the govt is making, colleagues at smaller/less well-off institutions)

Still time to register! Join today’s #OAWeek webinar “Mainstreaming Diamond: Regional Perspectives, Shared Futures” — 1pm BST. Register here: www.openlibhums.org/news/862/

Panel discussion chaired by @paulaclemente.bsky.social and featuring 🔸@kirahopkins.bsky.social 🔸@rupertgatti.bsky.social 🔸@joedeville.bsky.social 🔸@joannaball.bsky.social 🔸@theblochian.bsky.social #CopimCommunity 🤝

We’ve just released our 2024–2025 Annual Report! Lots of exciting updates and highlights inside — take a look 👇

LA NUESTRA. Ocho islas. Un sentir. Un país. #22O

It's open access week! We, at @kcommons.bsky.social, are running a webinar later this week, showcasing what we do and what we have! Do please come join us... msu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #oaweek25 #oaweek2025 #openaccessweek

This week is pretty special for us at @openlibhums.org. It's #OAWeek & also 10 years since we launched as a publisher! As my brilliant colleague Dr Rose Harris-Birtill writes in her Editorial, academics must speak up with "radical hope and courage": olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/2... #OAWeek25

This year's #OAweek theme "Who owns our knowledge?" resonates strongly with me. Working with the OLH reminds me every day why scholar-led, diamond open access publishing matters.

Excited to have @theblochian.bsky.social and @paulaclemente.bsky.social from @openlibhums.org up now at the OIPA symposium presenting on diamond #OpenAccess and equitable publishing. (And zombies!) OLH is supported by funding from 340+ libraries 💪 #OAWeek #AcademicPublishing #OpenSource

The OIPA symposium is about to begin! oipauk.org/news-events-... ⚡️ If you are unable to join us today, we’ll be posting summaries of the lightning talks in the next few weeks!

ANÁLISIS | Fase dos del genocidio israelí: ocupación del 53% de Gaza, asesinatos, segregación y línea amarilla Por Olga Rodríguez

In any case, it is worth remembering that since the ceasefire deal entered into force, Israel has killed dozens of Palestinians. In case you wonder who might be responding to what. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

[EVENT] We'll be joining @openlibhums.org to celebrate #OAWeek 👉 Mainstreaming Diamond: Regional perspectives, Shared Futures Hear key voices from the diamond #OA community to share what their respective organisations are doing to support and advance #DiamondOA Register now 👉

Join us in person or online for The Lower Decks 2.0: A Symposium on Janeway and Open Access Publishing / @janewayolh.bsky.social 21–22 May 2026 Dublin City University Library Free |Open to all Call for Papers now open! 📅 Deadline: 9 January 2026 Full info here:

Excited to chair this #OAWeek session with colleagues from across the diamond OA community, discussing how we can strengthen and advance #diamondOA to make it integral to the future of scholarly publishing

We're also excited to take part in this year's symposium during #OpenAccessWeek2025! We'll be joining with a lightning talk on the Open Library of Humanities and the Open Journal Collective, presented by @paulaclemente.bsky.social and @theblochian.bsky.social

Join us in person or online for The Lower Decks 2.0: A Symposium on Janeway and Open Access Publishing, happening 21–22 May 2026 at Dublin City University Library. Call for Papers now open! Deadline: 9 January 2026 More details: www.openlibhums.org/news/859/ @janewayolh.bsky.social

COME TO DUBLIN WITH US! On 21-22 May 2026 we'll be organising the 2nd Janeway Symposium for anyone working in #openaccess & #opensource publishing. There'll be @openlibhums.org & @janewayolh.bsky.social merch, prizes to win, conversations about the future of scholarly publishing, pub visits & more.

NEW ISSUE: [in]Transition / @intransition.bsky.social Vol 12.3 Features 11 video essays, including a special section on ecocriticism & animal studies. Explore here: intransition.openlibhums.org/issue/1672/i...

Exciting collaboration alert! 🚨🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that the OLH is partnering with award-winning poetry publisher @the87press.bsky.social to relaunch its flagship poetry journal The Hythe Review. Read all about it here: www.openlibhums.org/news/854/ #literature #londonpoetry #openaccess

Interview with Naomi Morris, Editorial Officer at the Open Library of Humanities, on her creative-critical PhD, career path, and the challenges and rewards of working in open access publishing: www.openlibhums.org/news/855/ #OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing