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In March 2024, the OLH accepted an application from the International Labour Review (ILR), who have moved from legacy publisher Wiley and relaunched as a diamond open access journal with the OLH in April 2025. In this article, the OLH’s User Experience Researcher and Content Strategist Dr Katherine…

The International Labour Review, one of the world’s leading publications on world-of-work knowledge and research, transitions to open access with the Open Library of Humanities. GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Review (ILR), one of the leading publications covering global work and emplo…

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 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 …

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 …