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The best Open Access newsletters

5 newsletters, ranked by editorial quality and how recently they published. Looking for something more specific? Search instead.

Journalology

Substack
newsletter.journalology.com· weekly· Published 4 days ago

A weekly-style briefing on scholarly publishing business news, covering market share data, Taylor & Francis divestment, and sector developments such as preprint policies and open access. It gives readers analysis of commercial publisher strategy and practical context for journal and portfolio decisions.

taylor & francisinformawileyelsevierarxivhumanities and social sciences

ecrLife

Ghost
ecrlife.org· irregular· Published 7 days ago

ecrLife is a blog-style newsletter from the European Youth Think Tank where early career researchers write essays on science policy and research practice. Recent issues cover AI and the geography of research infrastructure, remote work and research careers, and the history and politics of open access publishing.

early career researchersai in researchopen access publishingresearch geographyremote work academiascientific publishing
blogs.openbookpublishers.com· irregular· Published 14 days ago

The blog of Open Book Publishers, a non-profit UK open access academic press, sharing essays on water, knowledge equity and the press's own history and practices. Readers get accessible takes on research themes alongside behind-the-scenes insight into running an open publishing house.

open access booksopen book publishersacademic publishinghydrologyfog harvestingopen education
blog.oa.works· irregular· Inactive for over a year

OA.Works Blog is the newsletter of the Open Access tools organisation behind OA.Report and ShareYourPaper, covering product updates, shutdown announcements, and open access policy compliance work. Readers get news about the organisation's tools, case studies with funders and research organisations, and reflections from its leadership.

open accessoa.reportoa.worksopen access policy compliancepersistent identifiersror ids
cats.libraryfutures.net· biweekly· Inactive for over a year

A twice-monthly digest from Library Futures covering library and intellectual property news, including copyright lawsuits, library catalog and metadata issues, e-lending, and open access. It also lists library and policy events and job openings in scholarly communications and data curation.

library newscopyright lawfair useebook lendingscholarly publishingmetadata