More BIG NEWS! 🎉 We're pleased to welcome the Nordic Journal of African Studies, the latest #diamondOA journal to join the Open Library of Humanities. NJAS is an interdisciplinary African Studies journal publishing research in English, French, and Swahili. Read more: www.openlibhums.org/news/973/

"It is difficult to justify spending millions on commercial publishing contracts while universities continue to cut staff and teaching." Read OLH's latest blog on why it's time to redirect money away from commercial publishing and towards community-owned, not-for-profit infrastructure.

At a time when universities face increasing financial pressures, it's difficult to justify spending millions on contracts with the largest commercial academic publishers. In this blog, I explore why redirecting library funding towards #diamondOA is part of the solution: www.openlibhums.org/news/972/

BIG NEWS! We're delighted to welcome Medieval Sermon Studies! The journal is moving from Taylor & Francis to the OLH, transitioning from a hybrid model to diamond OA, making its research freely available to read and publish, without fees for authors or readers: www.openlibhums.org/news/970/

After Keir Starmer's resignation, Larry the Cat has now outlasted 6 UK Prime Ministers and is set to welcome a 7th at 10 Downing Street. At this point, he might be the most stable figure in British politics.

The OLH team had a great day at #OIPA2026. We were pleased to contribute to discussions on #diamondOA and generative AI in academic publishing, and to connect with colleagues from across the OIPA community. @theblochian.bsky.social, @simoneverett.bsky.social & @paulaclemente.bsky.social

Edinburgh Diamond’s @simonxix.com presenting on the importance of using open source software instead of proprietary systems. #OIPA2026

@simoneverett.bsky.social says their AI policy has been welcomed, giving clarity but keeping flexibility - and with their editors’ oversight being absolutely key. @openlibhums.org

@openlibhums.org knew they would need to take a number of their editors’ concerns into consideration for the AI policy, and conducted an extensive consultation process.

#OIPA2026 Fascinating slide from @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy's presentation starkly showing how scholarly publishing funding is effectively siphoned off to private commercial companies.

Our Managing Editor, @simoneverett.bsky.social, will deliver a lightning talk on the making of OLH's generative AI policy. We look forward to engaging with colleagues from across the #oa and #scholcomm communities. Programme & online registration (closes tomorrow): oipauk.org/news-events-... (2/2)

We're looking forward to attending #OIPA2026 this Thursday! Our Executive Director, @theblochian.bsky.social, will join the panel HE in Crisis to discuss why non-profit #openaccess is becoming essential in addressing the social, financial and political challenges facing UK higher education. (1/2)

BIG NEWS! We've flipped another journal to diamond OA. Today the entire editorial team of Springer Nature's flagship linguistics journal Natural Language Semantics resigned in protest at commercial pressure. They are launching Semantics of Natural Languages at the OLH. www.openlibhums.org/news/943/

Special thanks to the organisers, the @openlibhums.org, @michiganpublishing.bsky.social and @dublincitylibs.bsky.social, for bringing together such an engaging and thoughtful event for the Janeway community.

Many thanks to everyone who joined #JanewayOA26 online and in person, and to all the speakers, for two wonderful days at Dublin City University discussing Janeway, open infrastructure, and community-led scholarly publishing.

Ready for Day 1 of The Lower Decks 2.0: A Symposium on Janeway and Open Access Publishing at Dublin City University! #JanewayOA26

📣 The first OIPA Newsletter is here! We’re excited to share OIPA's first newsletter. It's packed full of updates, member highlights and insights from across the community. 🔗 Read the newsletter: mailchi.mp/bf74d58f98df... ✉️ Sign up for future updates at oipauk.org/contact-us/

It’s been a big 24 hours for the UK’s fascists and racists. Lots of wins like this around the country. Labour has really fucking blown it with their neoliberal Tory-lite bullshit. It just encouraged people to choose the real Nazi thing.

🚨 Programme now live for The Lower Decks 2.0: A Symposium on Janeway and Open Access Publishing 🚨 📅 21–22 May 2026 📍 Dublin City University Library 💻 Online registration open Join the Janeway community to discuss user experience, innovations, and more. thelowerdecks.janewa... #JanewayOA26

🚨 The programme for the 2026 OIPA Symposium is now live!🚨 Join us on 18th June in Brighton for panels, lightning talks, and workshops exploring open publishing and infrastructure. Register + programme: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oipa-sympo...

The Open Library of Humanities now has a merchandise store! Posters, tote bags, hoodies, mugs, t-shirts, and more featuring OLH and Janeway designs are now available via our new Teemill store: www.openlibhums.org/news/939/

🚨 Big announcement 🚨 @janewayolh.bsky.social launches new website and brand design! www.openlibhums.org/news/938/ The redesign reflects Janeway’s identity as an open-source, community-driven platform, combining academic expertise, accessibility, innovation, and a distinctive retro sci-fi aesthetic.

📣 Diamond Open Access publishers! OJC are open for new publisher members. It’s a wonderful community-led collective seeking to strengthen the future of Diamond OA. Apply to become a part of it! 💎

I agree wholeheartedly with Sam. "if your problem with open access is that commercial publishers are hoovering up all the money, design open access interventions that specifically prevent commercial publishers from receiving your money" The CRUK approach will badly harm their patient advocates.

I’ve written on how our recent genAI policy was made at @openlibhums.org Many open access publishers are waiting for clear global standards to be devised for the appropriate use and declaration of genAI in scholarly research and publishing. We’ve aimed to provide a flexible and extensible start.

Recording of the Comics Grid / @comicsgrid.com webinar: Do I have to draw a picture? Reframing comics scholarship, with @labarren.cpesr.fr, @ernestopriego.com & @wilkinsp.bsky.social. Chaired by @paulaclemente.bsky.social. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oHv...

Stop by the @oipassoc.bsky.social stand (67) and grab your free copy while they last. Join the fight to make knowledge free! 🔥 #UKSG2026

Tomorrow! 👇

I wrote the blog post behind our new Robin Hood @openlibhums.org poster! In it, I reflect on why divesting scholarly publishing from commercial interests and redirecting library budgets into #diamondOA is so urgent. Read it (and grab the poster!) here: www.openlibhums.org/news/932/ #UKSG2026

A must read on academic publishing and the growing power of major commercial publishers.

Join us to discuss past present and future of graphic scholarship! Feat @wilkinsp.bsky.social @labarren.cpesr.fr @ernestopriego.com @paulaclemente.bsky.social #ComicsStudies

We are HIRING! The Open Library of Humanities is seeking a PhD student to assist with editorial, marketing and technical duties. The position is fully funded and open to funded PhD students at CHASE institutions. Deadline 📅 31/03: www.openlibhums.org/news/883/

Fantastic work from Joe Muller, our @openlibhums.org Senior Publishing Technologies Developer! Joe explains how he integrated ROR into @janewayolh.bsky.social. Since Oct 2025, 74% of OLH articles & 43% of the backlist have ROR affiliations. This helps us link OLH articles to libraries #OpenAccess

1/ We did it.. the first ever Copim community conference ... done! Approx 250 people joining on and offline, over two days, with delegates representing every continent and 49 countries. Inevitably our discussions centred on the futures of #OAbooks...

Hello from the Janeway & OLH team at the COPIM conference! 👋 Great to catch up with colleagues across the diamond OA community. So many important conversations: librarians supporting diamond OA, collective funding for OA books, accessibility, Thoth open metadata & more! #CopimConference

🔥🔥 I need to get one of these!

Great to see many of our OIPA colleagues today at #CopimConference 👋

Innit. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Lo que es una salvajada es comprarle el marco teórico a la derecha para arañar un par de votos

Welcome to our new supporter, the University of Salzburg (@unisalzburg.bsky.social): www.openlibhums.org/news/925/ Consortial library funding for #DiamondOA makes our work possible. Huge thanks to all our member institutions!

Very pleased to announce that Regeneration; Environment, Art, Culture / @regenerationeac.bsky.social published by the Open Library of Humanities, has won the 2025 Best New Journal Award from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ): www.openlibhums.org/news/922/

Now the #OpenJournalsCollective catalogue is live time to revisit @theblochian.bsky.social's @lseimpactblog.bsky.social article abt why it matters, why #TheFutureIsDiamond & how you can join our movement Read the blog & follow links to the #OJC website for more info blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

Fantastic news! 👏 👏 If you care about the future of community-led diamond open access publishing, this is well worth a look. OJC is an important step towards mainstreaming #diamondOA and making it the norm rather than the exception.

And so it begins... 3 UK universities (Essex, Sussex & Kent) have just gone public about walking away from their Elsevier Read & Publish deals, despite Jisc's recently announced agreement. Expect to see more of these over the coming months. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/three-m... #OpenAccess

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