@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.
@openaccessnetwork.bsky.socialReposted by @theblochian.bsky.socialNeu im oa.blog: Open Journal Collective: Auf dem Weg zu einer nachhaltigen Zukunft für #DiamondOpenAccess Zeitschriften.
shawthomas.bsky.social, Library Engagement Lead beim OJC, spricht über das ojcollective.bsky.social und wie es DOA-Zeitschriften unterstützt.
open-access.network/blog/open-jo...
@ojcollective.bsky.socialReposted by @theblochian.bsky.socialWe'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!
@copim.bsky.socialReposted by @theblochian.bsky.socialToday at Copim we're reflecting on 'community' & 'collectivity' in #OpenAccess - & #OA marketing - & revisiting this post from 2024 when the #OAWeek theme was 'Community over commercialisation'
How can we tell when these terms are buzzwords or meaningful principles?
@cwynar.bsky.socialReposted by @theblochian.bsky.socialJust now learning about the @ojcollective.bsky.social. What a timely initiative! I encourage other academics to check it out and see how they publish in open-access venues. I will certainly be looking to do so going forward.
@shawthomas.bsky.socialReposted by @theblochian.bsky.socialAre you going to Open Access Tage, 28th to 30th Sept? Let me know if you’d like to meet and hear more about the Open Journals Collective!
@resprofnews.bsky.socialReposted by @theblochian.bsky.socialGates cash ‘vote of confidence’ for diamond open access initiative.
Open Journals Collective receives over £500,000 to accelerate shift towards alternative scholarly publishing.
@ojcollective.bsky.socialReposted by @theblochian.bsky.socialOpen 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:
@theblochian.bsky.socialOLH flips another journal away from Taylor & Francis!
@ljmuresearch.bsky.socialReposted by @theblochian.bsky.socialHooray for open journals and @ojcollective.bsky.social Congrats!
@theblochian.bsky.socialMAJOR 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
