Open Access & Subscription Models

VIDEO : In conversation with Mark Hahnel: Revolutionizing open science with Figshare

In this engaging conversation between podcast host Nikesh Gosalia and Mark Hahnel, the founder and CEO of Figshare, Hahnel shares his personal story of how he ventured into research and found his niche in genomics and stem cell biology, the challenges he faced during his academic journey, and the pivotal moment that led him to create Figshare.

VIDEO : [Open Access Week 2022 special] What researchers need to know about open access publishing: Interview with industry experts from Brill

In this video, Mriganka Awati, senior writer, CACTUS, is in conversation with two industry experts from Brill—a leading international academic publisher. She asks Stephanie Veldman (Head of Open Research, Brill) and Dominique De Roo (Vice President, Global Marketing, Brill) about the benefits researchers can experience when they publish their work open access, the challenge of covering article-processing charges, the role of open access books, and geographical differences in the adoption of open access publishing models. Moreover, since this year’s theme is Open for Climate Justice, they also discuss how open access publishing can accelerate climate action.

VIDEO : [Open Access Week 2022 special] How can publishing initiatives promote climate justice? Interview with Rachel Martin, Global Director of Sustainability, Elsevier

Rachel Martin is the Global Director of Sustainability at Elsevier, where she is driving transformational change in the priority areas of sustainability with a focus on climate action. In this interview with Mriganka Awati, senior writer, CACTUS, she talks about the barriers to climate justice and the importance of developing a sustainability mindset when developing strategies that facilitate climate action. While she discusses the role of open access and, more broadly, the open science movement in increasing the reach of climate research, she also emphasizes adopting a more holistic approach.

VIDEO : [Open Access Week 2022 special] How can open access publishing promote climate justice? Perspectives of two researchers

In this interview, Mriganka Awati, a senior writer at CACTUS, asks some relevant questions to two climate researchers—Travis Tai and James Robinson—who are passionate about their work and have stressed on the importance of making climate research openly accessible.