Opinion & blog

Dr Vasiliki Kioupi considers systemic thinking about sustainability competences in higher education.

In this blog, the authors focus on amplifying and empowering the voices of Global South researchers.

In this blog, the authors focus on how technology and education can empower global citizens for a sustainable future through education.

Despite the progress of recent years, there’s no denying open access (OA) remains a sector challenge, and one that publishers continue to wrestle with. The environment is complex and currently there’s no single model that provides sustainable open access in a way that is equitable for all stakeholders.

From transformative agreements (TAs) to green, gold and diamond models, there’s a need to offer a diversity of publishing models and publishers to ensure an equitable landscape for all stakeholders.

All too often academic publishers are painted with the same brush, but there are numerous differences between organisations, not least when it comes to purpose and publishing practices.