From: OpenCafe-l <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Rick Anderson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, March 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Subject: [OPENCAFE-L] Cambridge to conduct "radical review of open research"

With a hat tip to the mighty Ann Okerson over at the LIBLICENSE listserv:

Cambridge University Press is to conduct a “radical, community-led” review of the open research publishing ecosystem. The review aims to identify bold and workable solutions that support innovation and researchers’ needs in a manner that’s sustainable for all major stakeholders.    

Cambridge University Press is inviting researchers, librarians, publishers, funders, and publishing partners across the globe to participate in the review, via workshops, interviews and an online survey supported by independent research consultancy, Shift Insight.

The project will focus on four areas crucial to the future of open research:   

The link between publishing, reward and recognition

Equity in research dissemination

Research integrity

Technological change and the future of research publishing

A report, which will present the challenges and set out ideas and solutions for the next phase of the open transition, will be shared in the summer. Cambridge University Press will support ongoing engagement within the academic community to implement solutions which accelerate change.

For more information, and how to participate, see:

https://www.cambridge.org/universitypress/about-us/news-and-blogs/Cambridge-to-conduct-radical-review-of-open-research

(Speaking for myself, I’ll be interested to see how “radical” this review ends up actually being. I’m not sure there’s much appetite for really subjecting the fundamental assumptions of open research to critical examination and analysis – but who knows?)