OA week news & events @ MIT Next week is the 15th anniversary of International Open Access Week, a celebration of the open sharing of research knowledge in scholarly publications like journals, proceedings, and books. The 2023 theme is “Community over Commercialization,” which asks us to explore approaches to open scholarship that share the values of the research community and public, and to consider those that do not. When commercial interests are prioritized over those of the communities that research seeks to serve, many concerning issues arise. A couple of examples: Costs to subscribe to and publish in journals can […]