We are delighted to announce that University of Edinburgh Library has joined the Open Journals Collective. Edinburgh has joined us as a Silver supporter of our multidisciplinary collections, which represents a very significant investment. The OJC is dedicated to transforming the way that academic research is supported and disseminated, and the support of Edinburgh 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.
Theo Andrew, Scholarly Communications Manager at University of Edinburgh Library, said: “Editors of Edinburgh-based journals have told us that sustainability is the key issue facing the long term survival of their Diamond OA journals. The Open Journal Collective is the missing piece of infrastructure that will provide key funding and support for academic-owned Diamond journals to allow them to grow and thrive in an environment that is currently stacked towards the dominant commercial options”.
Tom Shaw, the Open Journals Collective’s Library Engagement Lead, said: “I’m delighted that Edinburgh have joined the Open Journals Collective! The support of open access leaders like Edinburgh is critical to us. The OJC was founded to transform a broken publishing model that does not work for authors, libraries or institutions. Edinburgh’s ambition to make open research the ‘new normal’ is perfectly aligned with our vision of building a better future for everyone in the scholarly publishing ecosystem”
Joanna Ball, Managing Director of the Directory of Open Access Journals and OJC Director said: “We are very pleased to welcome the University of Edinburgh Library to the Open Journals Collective. Edinburgh has long been a leader in rights retention and open research, and its commitment to building sustainable, community-led models for scholarly publishing is reflected in its investment in the OJC. Their support helps strengthen the shared infrastructure needed to make Diamond open access a viable alternative to commercial models.
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