Open Access and the Future of Research Publishing

For the final Community of Practice for Postgraduate Education and Scholarship (CoP PGES) meeting of 2025, featuring Glenn Truran, Director of the South African National Library Information Consortium (SANLiC), alongside Dr Nokuthula Mchunu (NRF) and Dr Leti Kleyn (UP).

This insightful session explored Open Access (OA) research publishing – unpacking how SANLiC’s Read and Publish Agreements are transforming the research landscape in South Africa. Glenn Truran shed light on how researchers can benefit from publishing Open Access without author-facing charges or losing their copyright.