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Earlier this week we launched the Open Journals Collective (OJC), an equitable, sustainable, community-led alternative to the big deals and transformative agreements offered by corporate academic publishers. The OJC is a collective of libraries and university-based publishers working to change the …

We are delighted to announce that the University of the Arts London (UAL) has joined us as a new Bronze super-supporter. UAL is a renowned public collegiate university in London, UK, specialising in arts, design, fashion, and the performing arts. Established as The London Institute in 1986, it beca…

Clarivate’s recent announcement has sparked significant concern among librarians and information professionals. The proposed changes could restrict libraries from securing perpetual access to print books and ebooks, forcing institutions into ongoing subscription-based agreements. This approach, whi…

OLH journal Political Philosophy recently completed a successful first year of publishing. The journal launched in January 2024 following the collapse of the Journal of Political Philosophy, when Wiley removed its Editor in Chief Prof. Robert Goodin (Australian National University) and the journal'…

We’re delighted to announce that the European Journal of Psychoanalysis (EJP) is moving to the Open Library of Humanities in 2025!  The EJP was founded in 1995 by the Italian psychoanalyst, philosopher, and author Sergio Benvenuto, who edited the journal until 2020. The EJP has always been a fierce…

Our Executive Director Dr Caroline Edwards was recently interviewed by the UK Serials Group (UKSG) as part of their podcast series, "Knowing Me, Knowing UKSG." Caroline spoke about her career journey as a literature scholar, co-founding the OLH, and what her current role involves.  Caroline also di…

The OLH Open Access Award 2023 awardee’s report: Grassroots - Journal of Political Ecology.  An Open Insights report by Meenakshi N Ambujam, Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of International Development, University of Oxford, and Editor at Grassroots. In the 2023 OL…

The Open Library of Humanities is pleased to welcome a new supporting institution, Linnaeus University (LNU). LNU is a state university located in the Swedish region of Småland, with campuses in Växjö and Kalmar. Established in 2010 through the merger of Växjö University and Kalmar University (Högs…

The Open Library of Humanities (OLH) is proud to continue its work towards its open access mission across the globe with the OLH Open Access Award 2025, a fund dedicated to promoting the benefits and impact of open access to humanities scholars and disciplines and to knowledge worldwide.  The Open …

In November, the OLH team was delighted to host our 2024 Editors Workshop, ‘Community and Inclusion in Scholarly Publishing’. This event brought together editors from many of our OLH journals to discuss important and evolving topics in open access scholarly publishing, ranging from the need for gre…

This year has been a productive and exciting one for OLH Technology. Here’s a look at our key achievements:  Platform and Website Development  Successfully developed and deployed the revamped Open Library of Humanities website.   Began development of a new Janeway marketing site.  Hosting and Mig…

The Open Library of Humanities is pleased to announce a new supporting institution, the University of North Dakota (UND). UND is a public research university in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It was established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state …