Postprints (author-formatted final version of an article) are a cost-effective way to enable access to the latest research (‘Green Open Access’), but some publishers deny authors the right to share postprints or place them under unnecessary embargoes. Journals depend entirely on the value donated to them by the research community,... [Read More]

Many journals place publicly-funded research behind expensive paywalls, costing research libraries billions of dollars every year and preventing access to life-saving research. Despite these harmful effects on the research community and broader public, many researchers continue to support paywalled journals because their ‘prestige’ is important for career progression. But at... [Read More]