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"Authors from our African Studies and International Development lists, Odilile Ayodele, James B. Stewart, Kofi Anani and Aliou Ly, share their perspectives on open access (OA) in the Global South, discussing the value of OA for their research, the barriers the...

"In Spring 2023 we launched Boydell & Brewer Open Access, to make it easy for readers to browse all our freely available content. The site has continued to grow, adding more books and chapters in history, African studies and music. There are lots of reasons wh...

"This section gathers the author testimonies and case studies located throughout this resource into a single page. The first part of this section includes interviews with Lancaster University academics. The second part of this page includes interviews and case...

"This collection of case studies features a group of authors who explain in their own words how open access publication has benefited their work. The authors come from different disciplinary and geographical backgrounds and have published with a range of publi...

"The OA Mythbusters’ series was launched for 2021 Open Access Week. Through this video series the OABN community seeks to dispel a number of key myths around OA books. In these short videos, common statements are addressed by fellow community members, informal...

The University of Essex website provides a dedicated Q&A on OA publication section with authors reflecting on publishing open access. Visit the University of Essex website to learn more 

"Breaking down borders between academia and the rest of the world: A conversation with Tim Ingold and his co-authors." Visit the Scottish Universities Press website to learn more 

"Discover what some of our open access book authors and editors have to say about publishing an open access book with Springer Nature."  Visit the Springer Nature website to learn more 

"There are as many journeys to open access as there are researchers and books - below are the journeys of a few Oxford authors." Visit the University of Oxford website to learn more 

"In this series of case studies, researchers from the University of Sheffield explore their experiences of publishing an open access monograph." Visit the University of Sheffield website to learn more 

"UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) supports and champions open research because open research enhances the quality, collaboration and impact of research. UKRI commissioned Insights Media to develop case studies to help researchers learn from the experiences o...

"At the University of London Press, we have been reflecting on recent conversations in the sector about research culture, what this means for the humanities, the potential benefits of open access, the role of publishing and our own role as a publisher."  Prof...

"TOME brings together scholars, universities, libraries, and presses in pursuit of a common goal—a sustainable open monograph ecosystem." Visit the TOME website to read the author testimonials 

In this section you can access additional blogposts, podcasts and videos in which authors and open access practitioners discuss and reflect on publishing open access.  In this conversation, Richard Brook, Professor in Architecture at Lancaster University, dis...