'From mission to market: a case study and analysis of the commercialisation of institutional publishing' by @alittleroad.bsky.social, @scholtom.bsky.social, @kirahopkins.bsky.social, @anna-r-hughes.bsky.social & I: doi.org/10.36399/cmn...
📝 The latest blog post in our 'Born Open: Rethinking Prestige in Scholarly Book Publishing' comes from Netherlands University Presses (NUPs), an association of library-based publishers working across institutions.
Read all about them in this post👉 openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/06/11/p...
Celebrations & reflections! 🎉
@kjsanders.eurosky.social discusses the 3 experimental book pilot projects & what they have made possible
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@openreflections.bsky.social @scrivenersmith.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy @simonxix.com @chromatinfuel.bsky.social
[BLOG] Peer Review Under Review
Conversation between author @scrivenersmith.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy John Atkinson @uwpress.bsky.social & Julien McHardy (Experimental Publishing Group) around double-blind peer review & the recent peer review party
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New Call for Papers alert! Consider submitting to our forthcoming special issue on "Accessibility in Digital Publishing" edited by Ellen Forget @ellenforget.bsky.social and
John W Maxwell. CfP available here: journals.publishing.umich.edu/jep/news/253/ Abstracts due October 1 2026.
This is fun: Journal of Imaginary Research. abstract works of fiction // fictional abstracts: journalofimaginaryresearch.home.blog
Journal of Electronic Publishing
In-depth discussion of the history of Black Cultural Studies in Britain and the more recent adoption of US 'Black Critical Thought' by younger scholars, through to the revival of Black Marxism in very recent years.
culturepowerpolitics.org/2026/06/06/b...
Join us in Brighton on 18th June for the 2026 @oipassoc.bsky.social Symposium! Info ⬇️
Panels cover the importance of non-profit open access publishing in the financial HE context and advocacy featuring @theblochian.bsky.social, @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy and others + member lightning talks
This is going to be a great event! Online and In-Person.
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A one-day event consisting of panel discussions and presentations on various aspects of printing history and heritage in the 21st century.
In this episode Jem is joined by Dhanveer Singh Brar and Ashwani Sharma to discuss their 2019 article ‘What is This ‘Black ‘in Black Studies? From Black British Cultural Studies to Blac…
🚨 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...
Framing the Internet: A conversation with James Louis Smith (aka me)
https://copim.pub/framing-the-internet-a-conversation-with-james-louis-smith/
#ExperimentalPublishing #COPIM #OpenBookFutures #IIIF #IFrames
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Following on from the success of the 2024 OIPA Symposium, this year's event will feature panels, lightning talks and workshops.
At the beginning of April 2026, the Copim Experimental Publishing Group (EPG) had arranged a seaside retreat and a concurrent online conference to celebrate and critically reflect on the three…