What is Open Access Week?
International Open Access Week is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research. International Open Access Week is organized by SPARC in partnership with the Open Access Week Advisory Committee. It was founded in 2008 by SPARC and partners in the student community. The official hashtag of Open Access Week is #OAweek.
Open Access Week 2023: Community over Commercialization
October 23-29
Open Access Week 2023's theme encourages a candid conversation about which approaches to open scholarship prioritize the best interests of the public and the academic community—and which do not. Read more about the theme on the Open Access Week website.