We are very pleased to announce that Duke University Libraries has joined the Open Journals Collective. Duke University is one of the first institutions to join us, signing up to our multidisciplinary collection, and we are delighted to have their support. The OJC is dedicated to transforming the way that academic research is supported and disseminated, and the support of Duke University Libraries will be instrumental in helping us achieve our objectives of making journals free to read and publish in, offering a viable alternative to commercial transformative agreements, and empowering journals to flip to diamond open access.
Duke University Libraries has a mission to advance open and equitable access to knowledge and an openness to new ways of doing things. We are delighted that they have chosen to partner with us as part of achieving that mission.
Elena Feinstein, Head, Collection Strategy & Development at Duke University Libraries, said: “We seek to invest in innovative models that advance scholarly publishing in ways that benefit both Duke researchers and the common good. We’re excited to see what Open Journals Collective will accomplish”.
Tom Shaw, the Open Journals Collective’s Library Engagement Lead, said: “It is a great pleasure to welcome Duke University Libraries to the Open Journals Collective community. Duke University Libraries’ support for the broadest possible access to information and their regard of this as a global good aligns perfectly with our mission to change the world of scholarly publishing through supporting diamond open access, and we are delighted they have joined us”.
Joanna Ball, Managing Director of the Directory of Open Access Journals and OJC Director said: “We are delighted to see Duke University Libraries supporting the Open Journals Collective at this early stage. Building sustainable, community-led alternatives in scholarly publishing depends on institutions coming together to support shared infrastructure. Duke’s participation helps demonstrate how libraries can play a central role in enabling journals to move towards diamond open access.”
About the Open Journals Collective
Launching fully in January 2026, the Open Journals Collective is an international movement of scholars, libraries, and university-based publishers. Its mission is to challenge profit-driven publishing models by providing a community-governed infrastructure for diamond open access research that is free for both authors and readers.
The OJC is a non-profit Community Interest Company (16431892) registered in the UK.
Media Contact: Please contact the OJC Directors by email at memberships@openjournalscollective.org
OJC Directors: Professor Caroline Edwards (Open Library of Humanities / Birkbeck, University of London), Joanna Ball (Directory of Open Access Journals), Dr Rupert Gatti (Open Book Publishers / Trinity College, Cambridge)
Website: openjournalscollective.org