[INDOLOGY] Open Access publishing in Canada

[Dominik Wujastyk]

There is a lively OA scene here in Canada, and the major public research
funding bodies (the so-called Tri-Agences, SSHRC etc.) are moving towards a
position in which all publicly-funded research must be published under
Diamond OA terms.  This applies to articles, not books, at present.  The
main OA support organization in Canada is Coalition Publica, which is
itself comprised of two organizations, the publishing platform Érudit
<http://erudit.org> and the software developers PKP <https://pkp.sfu.ca/>
(the people who make the Open Journal System).

I am myself grateful to Coalition Publica because they provide annual
funding of about C$3000 to support the journal *History of Science in South
Asia <http://hssa-journal.org>*.

Last week, I attended an online seminar at which the whole Canadian OA
landscape was discussed and explained in the context of a newly published
response
<https://www.coalition-publi.ca/news-nouvelles/tri-agency-oa-policy-draft-response>
from Coalition Publica to a government policy proposal.  I know it's a bit
esoteric, but if you are interested in these things, perhaps to compare
with what is happening in your own country, here is a recording of the
seminar:

   - https://youtu.be/SBykyZXzzjM?si=PQng26dWAGw1XM3J

Best,
Dominik


--
Dominik Wujastyk, Professor Emeritus, Classical Indian History
University of Alberta

"The University of Alberta is committed to the pursuit of truth,
the advancement of learning, and the dissemination of knowledge
through teaching, research and other scholarly and creative activities and
service."
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