Archives des Open Access

The POA Welcomes Two New Partner Libraries for 2026

Érudit is excited to welcome two new partner libraries, KU Leuven and UiT The Arctic University of Norway, to the Partnership for Open Access (POA) for 2026. To highlight this occasion, we asked Demmy Verbeke, head of Artes at KU Leuven Libraries, and Per Pippin

Érudit and the Open Journals Collective: A Shared Commitment to Diamond Open Access

Érudit recently joined Open Journals Collective (OJC), an international initiative aimed at supporting diamond open access scholarly journal publishing. Based on a collective funding model, OJC contributes to the development of a more sustainable ecosystem for journals, a priority which Érudit shares. Érudit is pleased

The Lasting Impact of Open Access for Journals on Érudit: More Views and a More Diversified Readership

Every scholarly journal’s editorial team has surely, at one point, asked the following question: should we be moving to open access? For readers, the benefits of this type of access are undeniable, but what about for the journals themselves? To measure the impact on journals,

POA Recognized by UNESCO

The Partnership for Open Access (POA) was recently included in UNESCO’s Open and Inclusive Science Hub, a directory of ambitious initiatives aiming to make access to research and scholarly publishing more equitable. UNESCO and Open Science In 2021, UNESCO adopted the Recommendation on Open Science,

How to Align with Best Practices in Diamond Open Access Publishing

In collaboration with our library publishing partners, Coalition Publica has prepared a strategic planning tool for journals that wish to align with best practices and diamond open access requirements, in preparation for the Aid to Scholarly Journals (ASJ) 2028 competition. In the summer of 2025,

Open Access: 6 Journals Flipped in 2025

Every year, a number of scholarly journals take a major step forward by adopting immediate open access, a distribution model that promotes the equitable sharing of knowledge. In 2025, six journals disseminated on erudit.org completed this major transition. It is now possible to read all

5 Questions with Atlantic Geoscience

Continuing our “5 Questions with…” series, we take a look at Atlantic Geoscience's recent flip to open access. Sandra Barr, Lead Editor, describes the steps involved in the transition, the difficulties encountered and looks to the journal’s future. Atlantic Geoscience covers all aspects of the

Knowledge Without Borders: Canada Leads the Way

In honour of Canada Day, we're delighted to share some of the reasons why we're proud to be part of the Canadian scholarly journal landscape. In this blog post, we present three recent studies, conducted by members of the Érudit and Coalition Publica research teams,

Recognizing Library Impact with the Partnership for Open Access

The Partnership for Open Access (POA) now includes new recognition levels for participating libraries, in order to better highlight the institutions supporting the POA’s mission to enable Diamond Open Access publishing in Canada. Over the course of 2024, the POA got a top-to-bottom makeover as

Announcement of a New Agreement for the Partnership for Open Access

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