First journals and book series set to change to collaborative Open Access funding
Project KOALA’s (“Konsortiale Open-Access-Lösungen aufbauen”, Building consortial solutions for Open Access) search for institutions to participate in the collaborative funding of the first two bundles has been successful. From January 2023, a total of six titles from the media and social sciences, which have been offered in the so-called pledging phase since the end of May, will be jointly funded for three years by over 70 different institutions.
In addition to libraries, research institutions, foundations, museums, associations, companies and individuals can also participate in KOALA consortia. The supporters contribute according to their size and the volume of the bundled publications. In this way, they enable the journals and book series to operate sustainably without costs for authors or readers. All contributions published during the funding period are freely accessible worldwide.
KOALA Media Studies 2023
Bewegtbilder
Yearbook of Moving Image Studies
KOALA Social Sciences 2023
Forum Qualitative Social Research
GENDER
Open Gender Journal
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From 2023 onwards, the publishers commit to meeting the KOALA requirements, which include not only Open Access, but also aspects such as long-term digital preservation, metadata standards, ethical guidelines and no data tracking. The standards are based on Plan S, a strategy to promote open access to publicly funded scientific knowledge, and other relevant initiatives. The publishers and editors participating in KOALA receive extensive support in implementing these standards.
The full list of participating institutions can be found on the project website https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/supporters.