We are delighted to read of this progress, given our commitment to supporting a sustainable transition to open access for our entire list

Our fair and transparent pricing is highlighted in the Jisc report, most notably the introduction of our fair pricing policy in 2018, designed to mitigate the impact of double dipping. We are committed to transparency, through regular sharing of our open research roadmap and our engagement with cOAlition S.

The report underscores the progress being made in ensuring research is more accessible while highlighting that there is plenty of work to be done. As a University Press embedded in the communities we serve, and striving for diversity across our publishing, ensuring equity within publishing is a core part of our mission to advance knowledge and contribute to society through education and research. 

We are excited to be working with our partners and institutions on the Cambridge Open Equity Initiative (COEI). The Initiative fully funds open access publishing for authors in 107 countries, including 5,000 institutions, where there is a cost barrier – over 150 authors have benefitted from the scheme to date. 

The challenges to achieving a full transition to open are considerable and often complicated to solve. We are looking hard for, and in many cases creating, the solutions required; but some aspects of the change will require more radical, shared solutions that are only possible through cross-stakeholder group co-operation. We hope such collaboration will help fuel the rate and level of change, and bring sustainable, beneficial change for the academic communities we serve.