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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Event Summary
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
Course Level and previous knowledge required
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.
Learning Objectives
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
Supporting Information package
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.
Attendee Information
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Accessibility
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
Recording
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
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10:00
Welcome to day 1
All times stated are GMT
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10:20
Overview of Gold OA
Martin Whiteford
Jisc
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TBC
11.00
Break
11:15
Overview of Green OA
TBC
TBC
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TBC
11:55
A Funders Perspective
Curt Rice
Coalition S
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| TBC |
12:35
A Librarians Perspective
Sharon Stevens
University of Worcester
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| TBC |
13.15
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Time
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10:00
Welcome to day 2
10:05
An Overview of Diamond
Sophie Wennström
Stockholm University
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TBC
10:45
An Academic Perspective
TBC
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.

Stephanie Veltman
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

Caroline Ball
Open Book Collective
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TBC
Lucy Barns
Open Book Publishers
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TBC
13:00
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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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