The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and Érudit are proud to announce a new five-year agreement (2025–2029) for the Partnership for Open Access, with 57 participating libraries. This renewal represents an important step in the transition toward a fair, non-commercial and sustainable model for scholarly publishing in Canada.
Since its creation in 2014, the Partnership for Open Access (POA) has pursued the objective of supporting Canadian scholarly journals while also promoting open access without publishing fees, commonly called Article Processing Charges (APC). Thanks to the ongoing engagement of participating libraries, the POA provides financial support to 260 scholarly journals. Independent and non-commercial, these journals reflect the linguistic and disciplinary diversity of high-impact research conducted in Canada and beyond.
About CRKN
CRKN is a non-profit organization with 89 members, including world-class academic libraries and research institutions, two national libraries, and Canada’s largest public library system. By advancing open access initiatives, licensing vital research content, facilitating widespread access to and preservation of Canadian heritage content, and supporting persistent identifier adoption, CRKN and our members are collectively empowering Canada with access to trusted knowledge. www.crkn-rcdr.ca
About Érudit
Dedicated to open knowledge, Érudit’s mission is to support digital publishing and research in the humanities and social sciences. As a research infrastructure supported by an inter-university consortium, Érudit is committed to open access and open science. The erudit.org platform provides access to a vast and unique collection of digital publications in French and English, including journals, books, proceedings, and theses. The foremost Canadian research dissemination platform for the arts, humanities, and social sciences, Érudit showcases the wealth of knowledge produced in Canada and beyond. www.erudit.org