Toolkits
This section contains toolkits already available which cover different aspects of open access. As such, they are thematically very varied. There is a lot of discussion about what actually constitutes a toolkit, its aim and purpose but for simplicity's sake, we have kept it to self-identified toolkits, and or tools/guides that provide highly practical guidance to implement.
COPIM's toolkit for running an Opening the Future programme at an academic press
This document sets out how Copim implemented the Opening the Future (OtF) model, including the do...
DIAMAS Best Practices checklist for Diamond OA publishers
This self-assessment checklist from the DIAMAS project is for publishers of Diamond OA books and ...
European University Association: The new university Open Access checklist
This checklist, produced in 2021, made recommendations for advocacy and actions to support open a...
Experimental Publishing Compendium
The Experimental Publishing Compendium is a guide and reference for scholars, publishers, develop...
Focused Toolkit for Journal Editors and Publishers: Building Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Editorial Roles and Peer Review (C4DISC)
The toolkit is focused on building representation among peer reviewers and fostering equity in th...
New University Press toolkit
An online guide from Jisc supporting and giving guidance to new university presses and library-le...
OAPEN: OA books toolkit
This toolkit aims to help book authors to better understand open access book publishing and to in...
Open Book Collective toolkit
The Open Book Collective toolkit is for small, scholar-led OA publishers who are either setting u...
Scholarly Communication Toolkit: Open Access Policies & Publishing toolkit
This resource has also pointed to some other toolkits that could be interesting as a lot of them ...
SCURL EDI Network: EDI toolkit
This toolkit from the SCURL EDI Network aims to support member libraries in embedding good practi...
Toolkit to foster Open Access Agreements for Smaller Independent Publishers (cOAlitionS)
This toolkit was developed by Information Power, commissioned by cOAlition S and ALPSP. It provid...