Open Access Book Publishing with Scottish Universities Press

On day four of Open Research Week, our second talk of the day is about publishing books Open Access Book Publishing with Scottish Universities Press.

The book I am publishing with Scottish Universities Press will be free to all, epitomising the transformative potential of open access publishing and open research more broadly.

Dr Richard Marsden

The funder and policy landscape around open access books is changing. A shared challenge for institutions has started to emerge – how can we provide a clear, cost-effective and ethical route to open access book publishing that will support our researchers with these changes? Publishing open access books increases the impact and global visibility of research, ensuring access for all regardless of location or ability to pay.

Dominique Walker

From left to right, Dominique Walker, Paul Clarke and Dr Richard Marsden

About this session

Scottish Universities Press (SUP) is a fully open access not-for-profit press managed by 19 academic libraries, including The Open University (OU). In this session Dominique Walker, SUP Publishing Officer, will start by exploring the open access book publishing landscape and provide some background to SUP and the relationship with the OU. SUP Commissiong Editor, Paul Clarke, will then talk through the editorial workflow and process of publishing an open access book. Lastly, Dr Richard Marsden will bring the perspective of an academic who is due to publish with SUP. The talk is aimed at researchers interested in learning more about publishing open access books and about the OU's role in setting up a not-for-profit open access press.

Presenters

Dominique Walker, Publishing Officer, Scottish Universities Press

Paul Clarke, Commissioning Editor, Scottish Universities Press

Dr Richard Marsden, School of Arts & Humanities, OU

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