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Volume 13, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 2042-8022
  • E-ISSN: 2042-8030

Abstract

This interview between the directors of Open Book Publishers (OBP), Alessandra Tosi and Rupert Gatti, editor and outreach coordinator, Lucy Barnes and board member, Mark Turin, explores the founding and development of OBP, a scholar-led, non-profit open access book publisher, and the obstacles it has overcome in its growth from a shared idea to a thriving, innovative press – as well as what the future holds for open access.

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2023-08-14
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