[IRTalk] OASPA’s forthcoming recommendations to increase equity in open access

[Bernie Folan]

OASPA has published a blog post
<https://oaspa.org/oaspas-recommendations-to-increase-equity-in-open-access/>
outlining planned work in 2024 on a set of recommended practices to help
publishing organisations increase equity in open access. The post tells the
story of how we got to this point, and why. Following review and revisions,
we will be sharing our proposed recommendations for wider community
feedback.

OASPA worked hard last year on a series of workshops and outputs on ways to
increase equity in OA that led to OASPA members and others in the community
requesting that we develop principles of practice as a “top priority” and
that work has now started as you can read in the post.

Equity is a multifaceted concept that goes beyond equality to address
issues of cumulative advantage. OASPA is working for the inclusion of all
researchers - we believe that diversity of scholars, of formats/types of
output, of approaches and of languages can only occur in an environment
that is equitable.


As always, please get in touch directly with Malavika
<malavika.legge at oaspa.org> or add a comment on the post itself. And make
sure you register for next week's webinar
<https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yDvsRnSkSVmRlLfivVqSNA#/registration>
 - the first in OASPA's new Wayfinders series bringing to life practical
case-studies helping all organisations find their own way to more equity in
OA by showcasing four publisher models that are increasing equity in OA in
different ways.

Best wishes,
Bernie

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*Bernie Folan*
Communications, Engagement and Outreach Manager, OASPA
OASPA, Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association
bernie.folan at oaspa.org
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