Open Access (OA) output is growing year-on-year and there is widespread belief that research will function better if results are made openly available to the community. For a breakthrough in the transformation of the market such that OA is supported as the predominant model of publication, a joint challenge has to be addressed: the complexity around the implementation of multi-lateral OA publication-level arrangements. The OA Switchboard contributes to the solution as a neutral, independent intermediary providing shared infrastructure, standards and back office services for funders, institutions and publishers. Following a 2020 project overseen by OASPA, as of 2021 it will be run from the newly founded Stichting OA Switchboard.

This presentation tells the story of the OA Switchboard initiative so far and shows how stakeholders are applying this simple solution to tackle multiple use cases as we move into 2021. It also presents how the OA Switchboard contributes to building trust by addressing challenging topics in the global transition to OA.

From Complexity to Transparency: How the OA Switchboard is building a cost-effective collaborative Infrastructure Solution for an OA-driven scholarly Communications Landscape

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