Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association
Acronym: OASPA
General Information
Identification Code: 295859022575-78
Website: http://oaspa.org
Entity Form: Dutch Stichting/foundation
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 7/5/2016
Last Update: 2/22/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: Representing a community of scholarly publishers and related organisations, OASPA is committed to developing and disseminating solutions that advance open access, preserve the integrity of scholarship, and promote best practice. OASPA is a trusted convenor of open access stakeholders and a venue for productive collaboration. One of the core goals of OASPA is to support the transition to a world in which open access becomes the predominant model of publication for scholarly outputs. Another core goal of OASPA is to help ensure a diverse, vibrant, and healthy open access market that supports a wide variety of innovative solutions and business models.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Communication
- Education and training
- Research and innovation
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Our main interest is Horizon Europe and the associated policies which relate to publication of academic research in Europe - these policies are tending to influence open access publishing and open science, the prevalence of which are in line with our mission and purpose. We are also involved in a multi-stakeholder project (DIAMAS), funded by the European Commission, which seeks to build capacity for institutional-based open access publishing in Europe, our interest in which being to drive towards open access policies for more European countries than there are presently. Finally we are involved in the EC funded PALOMERA project which aims to align open access book policy in Europe.
Communication Activities: We organise an annual conference to bring together key stakeholders in open access publishing, to discuss developments and share experiences.
We hold free public webinars on key issues in open access publishing and open scholarship more broadly with leading speakers from around the world.
We have reviewed and endorsed the Wellcome Trust's Open Access Monograph Guide for Publishers.
Our membership criteria and published 'Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing' reflect developments in scholarly communications. We have collaborated on the Think. Check. Submit. initiative to help identify quality and best practice in scholarly publishing.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5
Post Code: 2595BE
City: The Hague
Country: NETHERLANDS
Phone:
Indic Phone: 44
Phone Number: 7777638123
EU Office
Address: Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5
Post Code: 2595BE
City: The Hague
Country: NETHERLANDS
Phone:
Indic Phone: 44
Phone Number: 7777638123
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Membership Information
Members25 Percent: 2
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.5
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: http://oaspa.org/membership/members/
Current Job Opportunities
Open Access Policy Advisor
Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association
mid-levelBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025