An Introduction to open access – online seminar 2026

The rise of open access and associated compliance requirements has created an increasing role for librarians in supporting pre-publication workflows for journal articles and other research outputs. It has also led research institutions to develop a widening range of services and systems to support publication and manage compliance. This online event is hosted over 2 half days.


When

Tuesday 20th October 2026 – 10:00
to
Wednesday 21st October 2026 – 13:00

Where

Online
United Kingdom


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The rise of open access and associated compliance requirements has created an increasing role for librarians and other information professionals in supporting pre-publication workflows for research outputs. It has also led research institutions to develop a widening range of services and systems to support publication and manage compliance.  
 
This course will give a basic introduction to this rapidly evolving area. In particular it will:

explain how new policies and initiatives (eg Right Retention) are continuing to affect open access publishing and compliance requirements 

provide an overview of the research and funding landscape 

outline the key stages in the open access publication lifecycle from submission to publication, noting the key differences between Green and Gold publication

summarise the typical requirements for compliance with government policies and funder mandates, and relate these to the publication routes for Green and Gold publication

explain the complementary roles of publishers, libraries and intermediaries in supporting these stages, and the typical activities that they each perform during the life-cycle

give focus to the specific challenges and opportunities associated with open access publishing for books and book chapters. 

look at selected services, systems and standards designed to support and manage the processes of open access publishing


This course offers an introductory, entry-level overview and no previous knowledge is required, although some awareness of the different types of scholarly journals and open access models (such as Green and Gold) may be useful.   
 
Please note that this is not a detailed practical or technical course and it will not go into detail about how specific services or systems function, or how to optimise workflows. Instead the course gives a high-level, introductory overview of the essential elements of processes and systems, providing the conceptual foundation for other more specific training in the use of particular services and systems.   


Delegates will: 

  • Understand the key stages in publication in relation to open access and compliance  
  • Be able to summarise typical compliance criteria, and relate these to the publication lifecycle   
  • Understand the basic roles of funders, research managers, libraries, publishers, intermediaries at each stage of the publishing journey
  • Be aware of the key services and systems which support workflows
  • Be aware of the application of open access publishing workflows across different research output types

This will be sent to registered delegates in advance of the seminar. The course organisers have compiled an optional Open Access pre-Course Reading List for attendees – all items will be openly available.  


The webinar tool we use is Go to Webinar. To test your system ahead of time visit https://support.goto.com/webinar/system-check-attendee


UKSG wants to provide the best possible experience for all our delegates, making presentations as accessible and inclusive as possible.

Our intention were possible is to strongly encourage our speakers to provide auto generated closed captioning for both live and recorded events as well as to make sure their slides as easy as possible for all people to read. In addition we can provide auto generated transcripts post event for each of the recorded sessions.

If you have particular accessibility needs or questions about this seminar/webinar, we welcome you to contact events@uksg.org


The sessions will be recorded and available to all registered delegates only after the event, so if you unable to join us live or want to review any presentation this will be available. 

Programme

  • Day 1 – Tuesday 20th October
  • Day 2 – Wednesday 21st October

Time

Programme

Speakers

10:00

Welcome to day 1

All times stated are GMT


10:20

Overview of Gold OA

Jisc

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TBC


11.00

Break


11:15

Overview of Green OA

TBC

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TBC


11:55

A Funders Perspective

Coalition S

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TBC

12:35

University of Worcester

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TBC

13.15

Close

Time

Programme

Speakers

10:00

Welcome to day 2


10:05

An Overview of Diamond

Stockholm University

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TBC


10:45

An Academic Perspective

TBC

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TBC


11:25

Break


11:40

Opening Up Scholarship: The Publisher’s Role in Open Access

Open Access is reshaping scholarly publishing, but the transition looks different across disciplines, regions and publication formats. From the perspective of a medium-sized HSS publisher, this presentation explores what it takes to make Open Access work in practice. Drawing on our experience with a range of OA models for journals and books, it will consider the opportunities and tensions we encounter: from sustainable funding and equitable participation to the changing relationships between publishers, libraries, researchers and funders.

De Gruyter Brill

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Stephanie Veldman is Director of Open Research at De Gruyter Brill, where she leads the publisher’s Open Access strategy across books and journals. She has worked in academic publishing for more than 15 years, with a particular focus on Open Access, business development and strategic partnerships. Her work spans a range of OA models, from Subscribe to Open and transformative agreements to Gold and Diamond Open Access. She is particularly interested in developing sustainable and inclusive approaches to Open Access that work across disciplines and bring publishers, libraries and researchers together.


12:20

OA for monographs

Open Book Collective

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TBC

Open Book Publishers

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TBC


13:00

Close

Feedback

Very informative and interesting sessions.

Previous delegate

I really liked the variety of speakers, each bringing their own perspectives to the Open Access landscape. It think it was commendable to include speakers from publishing companies – good to have a balanced view. 

Previous delegate

Really informative and a broad range of perspectives which help provide an overview of the key themes and terms used in discussions about the opportunities, challenges and broader context of the state of academic publishing and open access.

Previous delegate

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