Open access news took center stage this month, as academics from around the world came together to celebrate the 8th annual global Open Access Week.

The 2014 Open Access Week kickoff focused on the importance of early-career scholars pushing the OA movement forward and challenging existing perceptions of academic publishing.

Here are the newest developments and trending stories in academia that caught our attention this month.

The Scholastica team was excited to attend the 12th bi-annual ORCID Outreach Meeting in Chicago, IL.