Björn Brembs explains why he believes journal publishing should be upended from the current model, in which institutions pay publishers for access to content, to one in which the academic community pays for services to publish content and retains ownership of research.

OA advocate Ulrich Herb shares his thoughts on requirements for a sustainable OA future, including key areas where he believes journal publishing must be improved.

Scholars as well as universities, research foundations, and government organizations, are encouraging journals to take steps to make their content more accessible and engaging. As a result, the notion of brand-name journals is changing.

Mark E. Wilson from the University of Auckland made a survey where he solicits thoughts from his peers on models for academic journal publishing.

Authors of Making Institutional Repositories Work delve into the history of IRs and the experiences of libraries currently in varying stages of IR development.

Rather than charge authors article processing fees upon acceptance, some journals charge every author a relatively small manuscript submission fee instead. The benefits of this model are several.

Here's the top news in academia this month in open access, academic publishing, higher education, and more.

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.

During free on-demand webinar editors share tales from the field and insights on what it takes to get an open access publication off the ground.

The OA Journal Starter Kit has all the information you'll need to get a new open access journal up and running.