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More on the conversion of GIGA's journals to OA The German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) is converting six of its journals to OA, thanks to funding from Germany’s DFG. The bilingual announcement I’m excerpting below is undated, but the DFG grant was awarded on May 21 and a related German-only press release is dated July 9. Excerpt:
Comment. Kudos to GIGA and DFG. This is notable for several reasons. First, it’s one of the first strong steps toward OA by the influential Leibniz Gemeinschaft. Here’s hoping there’s more to come. Second, it’s six journals at once. The pace of TA-OA journal conversions has definitely picked up over the past year, but seeing six move at once is still unusual. Third, it’s publicly-funded. If it’s not the first journal conversion program in this category, it’s one of the first. |