If you are responding to the EC’s public consultation on the ERA Act, the recording of last week’s webinar can help you understand:
➤ ERA Act essentials: context, politics, and policy
➤ How the ERA Act can transform European research through openness, collaboration, and innovation
➤ Why researchers need a seat at the table
Respond to the EC’s public consultation by 23 January 2026: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14608-European-Research-Area-Act/public-consultation_en
#OpenAccess #ERA #ERAAct #OA100
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Can the ERA Act help reach 100% Open Access?
We believe that it is essential to emphasise the need for AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE in our response to the EC’s public consultation on the European Research Area (ERA) Act.
We brought together experts Alex Fenlon, Iva Melinscak Zlodi and Stephen Wyber to discuss how the ERA Act can make the research ecosystem more open, equitable, and resilient.
🎥 Watch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q41ej37llY
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How do you use the Principles of Open Science Monitoring or plan to apply them in your work?

OSMI will showcase results of this short survey early next year.

Tell us before 31 December 2025 your plans to work with the Principles: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXFYblKaguJBOc27ls6bv3QAFc8kJY0tfTYCaOXKKV4dwRFw/viewform?usp=header

#OpenScienceMonitoring #OSMI

‼️ Next week! Webinar: Can the ERA Act help reach 100% Open Access?
What does the forthcoming #ERAAct means for the future of #OpenAccess in Europe?
📅 Date: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
⏰ Time: 11:00-12:30 CET
👉 Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/8GVtSDbzS-ibqvjdKCLpNQ
#OA100

Libraries are central to the #OpenAccessPublishing transformation by 👇:
#OA100

📢 Publishers should provide CC BY as the default option for publishing to authors.
OA journals should not request a copyright transfer or an exclusive publishing licence.
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Webinar: Can the ERA Act help reach 100% Open Access?
Join us as we explore EU policy developments and what the research community, libraries, and institutions can do to advance OA.
Date: 10 December 2025
Time: 11:00-12:30 CET
👉 Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/8GVtSDbzS-ibqvjdKCLpNQ
#OpenAccess #OA100

Librarians, advocate for Diamond OA! Diamond OA is a transparent, sustainable publishing model where libraries can make a significant contribution. Let's make scholarly communication fair for everyone.
👉Arguments to support it: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14727743

📣 Librarians: Encourage editors of OA journals to align their copyright policies with international #OpenAccess guidelines. Publishers must
✅ State the open licence policy clearly in each journal
✅ Align policies across all their journals
👉Find all you need to guide them https://zenodo.org/records/14831606

Why pay €2K-€3K per article in APCs to publish publicly funded research? This model blocks researchers with fewer resources. Librarians, support your authors: Demand cost transparency, challenge fees, and push for equitable, non-APC publishing models.
👉See https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00245

High APCs are cited as a top barrier with a strong effect on open access publishing. 👉See https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00245
Beware of new barriers and costs emerging in the already costly publishing system.
➡️ 67% of Finnish academics say APCs are unreasonable: https://tinyurl.com/2mjuv22a

Why isn't public research truly open?
🛑 Barriers to open access publishing include👇
💬 What other barriers to open access publishing have you encountered?

📣 Call for expressions of interest: SCOSS is searching for new potential candidate organisations to fund during the 2026 to 2028 funding cycle.

Expressions of interest are due by Thursday, 15 January at 17:00 CET.

👉 Read more on how to apply here: https://scoss.org/how-it-works/scoss-expression-of-interest-2026/

📣 The campaign to reach 100% Open Access ends this week! Our focus is on supporting open access publishing and exploring the role librarians play in shaping the scholarly communication system. Follow us to get new insights #OA100

Act now, Librarians! Ensure full compliance with national #SecondaryPublishingRight laws and, if there is no law in your country, start advocating for legal reform. This is where libraries can provide support. 👇

🇳🇱 In the Netherlands, the law already includes the #SecondaryPublishingRight. The “You share, we take care” campaign helped authors and librarians exercise it, making Dutch research openly available. #OA100 3/3

🇮🇹 In Italy, libraries and research centres campaign to change the law and include the #SecondaryPublishingRight, following the Rights2Pub initiative. A strong example of advocacy for fair access and #OpenScience! #OA100 2/3

💡 Librarians, join forces for legal reform or action! In Italy, they campaign to add the #SecondaryPublishingRight; in the Netherlands, they campaign to use it. If your country has the right, exercise it; if not, work to get it. Let’s act to get #OA100! #OpenAccess👇🧵 1/3

The Case for #ConnectingTheOpens: A SPARC Europe Position Paper is the first in a series of outputs related to this topic: from university leaders for university leaders. Sign up to get informed or engaged in connecting the opens: https://mailchi.mp/sparceurope/connecting-the-opens 2/2

SPARC Europe advocates for an integrated open strategy. To set our compass for connecting the opens, we interviewed many leaders at a number of European universities. Read our newly-published The Case for #ConnectingTheOpens: A SPARC Europe Position Paper https://zenodo.org/records/17572650 🧵 1/2