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Professor Caroline Edwards

@theblochian.bsky.social

Professor of Contemporary Literature & Culture at Birkbeck, University of London. Executive Director of @openlibhums.org & @ojcollective.bsky.social. Utopia, mushrooms, trees, sci-fi, weird stuff, open access, higher ed.

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Open Book Publishers@openbookpublish.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's #OpenAccessWeek and the theme is 'the cost of knowledge': what better time to read a deep dive into the costs of #OA book publishing? 📚️ 🔓 We revisit our figures from six years ago and ask: what's changed? buff.ly/xDf5s3K #OAWeek

The cost of open access books: six years on

In 2020, we had published over 170 titles, at a rate of between 24–30 books per year. Now we are approaching our 500th publication and we publish between 55–70 books per year: a more than 100%…

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Samuel Moore@samuelmoore.org · 2w ago

"Community-led OA presses like OBP can offer expert OA publishing at a fraction of the cost of many alternatives, and we are part of the development of innovative, equitable and community-owned infrastructures to ‘scale small’ our work and that of our communities."

Open Book Publishers@openbookpublish.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's #OpenAccessWeek and the theme is 'the cost of knowledge': what better time to read a deep dive into the costs of #OA book publishing? 📚️ 🔓 We revisit our figures from six years ago and ask: what's changed? buff.ly/xDf5s3K #OAWeek

UGent Open Science@ugentopenscience.bsky.social · 2w ago

Diamond Open Access is an important part of the Ghent University policy on scholarly publishing. Supporting @ojcollective.bsky.social fits perfectly in our portfolio. The #OAweek, with the theme The Cost of Knowledge, is the ideal moment to announce it!

Open Journals Collective@ojcollective.bsky.social · 2w ago

What better way to celebrate #OAWeek than to share news of our next @ojcollective.bsky.social library member - we're delighted that Ghent University Library has joined us!

Open Journals Collective press release - Ghent University Library joins the Open Journals Collective. If you require a copy of this press release in an alternative format please email info@openjournalscollective.org.
Open Journals Collective@ojcollective.bsky.social · 2w ago

We're very close to 80%, help us get there! Become a Supporter and make a one-off investment in @ojcollective.bsky.social to support diamond journals. Help build the alternative to transformative agreements and commercial big deals! DM us or email info@openjournalscollective.org to find out more.

Open Journals Collective@ojcollective.bsky.social · 2w ago

We're at 77% of our fundraising target! - help us close the gap and get to 80% by Christmas! In #OAWeek become a Supporter and make a one-off investment in the Open Journals Collective at an amount of your choice!

Open Journals Collective fundraising graphic - let's close the gap by Christmas.
Professor Caroline Edwards@theblochian.bsky.social · 2w ago

WE'RE HIRING! @ojcollective.bsky.social is advertising for an Administrative Officer - full time, UK-based remote work, supporting a fast-paced team at a really exciting organisation. Please do share with anyone who might be suitable for this kind of work! #openaccess #library #libraries

Open Journals Collective@ojcollective.bsky.social · 2w ago

**WE'RE HIRING!** The Open Journals Collective is recruiting for an Administrative Officer. This is a permanent, fully remote role and the postholder needs to be based in the UK. Full details and how to apply are on our website: www.openjournalscollective.org/news/were-hi...

Professor Caroline Edwards@theblochian.bsky.social · 2w ago

Just in time for #OpenAccess week! We've published our 2025-26 Annual Report at @openlibhums.org. An enormous amount of love and care goes into this report, and all of the many achievements it highlights. Please do have a read and let us know what you think.

Open Library of Humanities@openlibhums.org · 2w ago

📢 We're pleased to share OLH's 2025–26 Annual Report! Despite a challenging financial climate for higher education, our income grew by 13.6%, enabling us to welcome five new journals, including transitions from commercial publishers to #DiamondOA Read the report: www.openlibhums.org/news/1060/

Open Library of Humanities@openlibhums.org · 2w ago

For #OAweek, our Executive Director Professor Caroline Edwards (@theblochian.bsky.social) spoke to SPARC about the @ojcollective.bsky.social, inspired by the Open Library of Humanities, and what motivates her to challenge academic publishing cultures. Read the interview 👇

SPARC@sparcopen.bsky.social · 2w ago

The mission of the Open Journals Collective is to build a sustainable future for academic journals by challenging the profit-making models of global corporate publishing & data systems. Hear more from Executive Director Caroline Edwards in our #OAWeek profile: www.openaccessweek.org/theme-profil...

Open Library of Humanities@openlibhums.org · 3w ago

The new UKRI research data policy is an important step, and hopefully it will create further incentives to move towards non-commercial research infrastructure and reduce proprietary lock-in.

Professor Caroline Edwards@theblochian.bsky.social · 3w ago

I've been quoted in today's @resprofnews.bsky.social article on UKRI's new research data policy. I think the new policy strengthens UKRI’s move away from commercial models & should help universities challenge proprietary lock-in of research data. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Professor Caroline Edwards@theblochian.bsky.social · 3w ago

I've been quoted in today's @resprofnews.bsky.social article on UKRI's new research data policy. I think the new policy strengthens UKRI’s move away from commercial models & should help universities challenge proprietary lock-in of research data. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

‘Sharper and clearer’ UKRI policy on research data praised - Research Professional News

Open science experts welcome drive to improve availability of publicly funded research data

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Ernesto Priego@ernestopriego.com · 3w ago

This makes me feel so proud of @openlibhums.org - truly epic and once a dream of mine. Living vicariously.

Professor Caroline Edwards@theblochian.bsky.social · 3w ago

Fantastic to announce our @openlibhums.org tech team are collaborating with @plos.org to develop @janewayolh.bsky.social. As Tom Scott from PLOS writes: “Open, community-developed infrastructure is essential to the future of scholarly publishing & Janeway is an important part of that future.”

Professor Caroline Edwards@theblochian.bsky.social · 3w ago

Fantastic to announce our @openlibhums.org tech team are collaborating with @plos.org to develop @janewayolh.bsky.social. As Tom Scott from PLOS writes: “Open, community-developed infrastructure is essential to the future of scholarly publishing & Janeway is an important part of that future.”

Open Library of Humanities@openlibhums.org · 3w ago

@janewayolh.bsky.social is pleased to announce a new collaboration with @plos.org to extend Janeway for parts of PLOS’s article submission process. PLOS will contribute code, expertise and ideas upstream, strengthening shared open-source publishing infrastructure. www.openlibhums.org/news/1025/

Open Journals Collective@ojcollective.bsky.social · last mo.

We're delighted to share that TIB – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Technik und Naturwissenschaften und Universitätsbibliothek has joined the Open Journals Collective! TIB and OJC are both at Open Access Tage in Linz, Austria 28 - 30th September #OAT26 - if you're here, do come and say hello!

German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) joins the Open Journals Collective. If you require a copy of this press release in an alternative format, please email info@openjournalscollective.org.If you require a copy of this press release in an alternative format, please email info@openjournalscollective.org.
Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Gates cash ‘vote of confidence’ for diamond open access initiative. Open Journals Collective receives over £500,000 to accelerate shift towards alternative scholarly publishing. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...

Gates cash ‘vote of confidence’ for diamond open access initiative - Research Professional News

Open Journals Collective receives over £500,000 to accelerate shift towards alternative scholarly publishing

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Open Journals Collective@ojcollective.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Open Journals Collective's Executive Director Caroline Edwards @theblochian.bsky.social was recently interviewed by Research Professional about our $711,900 grant from the Gates Foundation! You can read more at: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-o...

Gates cash ‘vote of confidence’ for diamond open access initiative - Research Professional News

Open Journals Collective receives over £500,000 to accelerate shift towards alternative scholarly publishing

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Professor Caroline Edwards@theblochian.bsky.social · 2mo ago

MAJOR NEWS! @ojcollective.bsky.social has been awarded $711,900 by the Gates Foundation to grow support infrastructure for community-governed journals! So pleased to share this news: it'll help nearly 300 journals in 2026 and brings OJC's fundraising total to £1,974,355 so far this year. #openaccess

Open Journals Collective@ojcollective.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We're delighted to share news in the attached press release that the Open Journals Collective has received a major award of $711,900 from the Gates Foundation to grow support infrastructure for community-governed journals! Want to know more about OJC? Visit www.openjournalscollective.org

Press Release Date: 3 September 2026 We’re delighted to announce that Open Journals Collective (OJC) has been awarded a $711,900 grant by the Gates Foundation. This grant will enable OJC to scale its operations in 2027 and 2028. Since launching on 29 January 2026, OJC has raised $2.6M in library investment for the first year of its programme. Funds raised will provide financial support to 278 diamond open access journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and science, engineering, technology and mathematics. The 2-year grant will accelerate OJC’s development, including building core technical features that leverage current open infrastructure. These comprise usage dashboards for libraries and authors, financial reporting tools, and a community engagement hub for journals and publishers. It will also support the legal and financial groundwork needed to share raised library funds equitably and transparently across OJC’s journals collections. Professor Caroline Edwards, OJC Executive Director, said of the award: “It’s fantastic that this grant from the Gates Foundation will strengthen OJC’s potential to offer a fairer alternative to Article Processing Charges and Transformative Agreements. Supporting OJC at this critical early stage is a strong endorsement of OJC’s community-governed approach to building open publishing infrastructure. This is the way to address inequities in the current academic publishing landscape and encourage university libraries to transition their budgets away from exploitative commercial agreements.” Open Journals Collective is a Collective Community Interest Company (CIC) based in the UK. A CIC is a special type of limited company that exists to benefit the community rather than private shareholders. OJC is currently in the process of setting up a UK-based Charity, the Open Journals Collective Foundation, which will oversee the running of the CIC from 2027 onwards.