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class="entry-content"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">OASPA is a not-for-profit organization representing a diverse</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">community of organisations engaged in open scholarship. OASPA members contribute to the sustainability of the organisation and are intrinsic to fulfilling our mission of </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">encouraging and enabling open access as the predominant model of communication for scholarly outputs.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To enable effective change and development, our focus is on collaboration – sharing experiences, helping to develop industry standards and collectively discussing and enabling solutions to support a sustainable path for open access publishing. By joining OASPA you can become an integral part of that collective voice.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Your OASPA membership also brings you special opportunities to take part in meetings, discussions and educational opportunities related to developing and sustaining OA publishing models.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Membership of OASPA is granted following an in-depth <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220421120135/https://oaspa.org/membership/membership-applications/">application review process</a>. If you have questions or are interested in joining us please get in touch at </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220421120135/mailto:memberships@oaspa.org"><span style="font-weight: 400;">memberships@oaspa.org</span></a></p> <p> </p> <h4><b>Membership Benefits</b></h4> <p><b>LEARN about new open scholarship developments</b></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Registration discounts for</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">the highly regarded and well-attended OASPA annual </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220421120135/https://oaspa.org/conference/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">conference</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hear first about open scholarship developments and initiatives via our member-only mailing list</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Special opportunities to take part in open scholarship meetings, discussions, events and research projects related to developing and sustaining OA publishing models for books and journals</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><b>STRENGTHEN your organisation</b><b><br/> </b></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Demonstration of publication(s) quality and open scholarship commitment to high standards via </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220421120135/https://oaspa.org/membership/membership-criteria/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">rigorous review process</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Optional moderated interview on the </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220421120135/https://oaspa.org/blog/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">OASPA blog</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on joining </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcoming member messages shared via OAPSA social channels</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listing and hyperlinked profile page on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220421120135/https://oaspa.org/membership/members/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">member area</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> of OASPA site </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Use of OASPA logo on your organisation or publication site </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <p></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><b><i>In addition, OASPA Scholar Publisher members benefit from:</i></b></p> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mentoring and support for scholar-led book and journal publishers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Networking opportunities with other scholar-led publisher members</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sponsored membership in Crossref for ‘Scholar Publisher’ members </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/> </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">OASPA will cover the cost of membership in CrossRef and pay for up to 50 DOIs per annum / </span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Registration via OASPA for CrossCheck service is also available for Scholar Publisher members<br/> </span></i></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><b>CONTRIBUTE to OASPA’s direction</b><b><br/> </b></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nomination rights for </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220421120135/https://oaspa.org/about/board/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">OASPA Board</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> membership</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Voting for nominations in OASPA Board Elections</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Attendance at the member-only OASPA AGM</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Opportunities to take part in OASPA </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220421120135/https://oaspa.org/about/oaspas-committees/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">interest groups and committees</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ability to </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220421120135/https://oaspa.org/the-oaspa-blog-a-platform-for-open-access-discussions/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">propose post topics</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for the </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220421120135/https://oaspa.org/blog/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">OASPA blog</span></a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><b>ADVOCATE for open scholarship</b></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join almost 180 other </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220421120135/https://oaspa.org/membership/members/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">member organisations</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in demonstrating your commitment to open scholarship</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Help to build a collective voice in support of OA publishing, share your experiences with others, and help develop industry standards to the benefit of all OA publishers </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>To apply please visit the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220421120135/https://oaspa.org/membership/criteria-checklist-new-member-applicants/">criteria checklist for new member applicants</a> where you will find a link to the application form. </strong><span style="font-weight: 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