News

New updates relating to activity by the Open Institutional Publishing Association and its members, alongside industry news updates.

2026 OIPA SYMPOSIUM

We are running a symposium on Thursday 18th June at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, University of Sussex. For more details, and to book to attend, visit our Eventbrite page:

University of Huddersfield Press latest news

• Architecture and the narrative experience in video games: How architecture and architectural principles inspire and enhance the narrative experience in video games: A case study of 'Control' (2019)
• An investigative study into the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic on the educational experiences of University Students living in Kirklees
• Shaping perception – Analysing the long-term effects of marketing on females’ body image and self-perception in the UK 

University of Westminster Press latest Journal News

Scottish Universities Press latest news

• SUP selects New Voices to pilot journals programme 
• Editorial Board Vacancy – University of Edinburgh
• Journal Publishing Coordinator Opportunity

University of London Press latest news

• Open Access Publishing in Practice – Author experiences and insights from the London Open Science and Scholarship Festival
• Supporting library workflows: MARC records for our books available from Thoth
• Announcing the University of London Press 2026 catalogue!
• Stop press! Taking a moment to reflect on 2025…
• 2025 in books

News from Association of University Presses

• 15th Annual University Press Week To Be Held November 9-13
• Introducing Uncovered
• AUPresses Creates Crowdfunding Opportunity to Help Ukrainian Publishers
• Responding to the Current Political Moment in the United States

News from SPARC Europe

• ALMASI Cross-Regional Diamond Open Access Policy Forum
• 11th European Rights Retention Community of Practice meeting
• ALMASI Diamond OA Policy Forum – Europe
• OSMI Plenary meeting

News from the Open Library Foundation

• VuFind® 11.1 Released
• VuFind® 11.0 Released
• VuFind® 10.2 Released

News from Publishers Weekly

• Small Press in Utah Scores a Hit with ‘Stitched’
• NEIBA Fall Conference Emphasizes Community, Engagement
• BISG@50 Convenes Industry Leaders for Supply-Chain Symposium
• Farewell, Frankfurt: PW Talks with Juergen Boos

News from STM Publishing

• Peer Review Week: IOP Publishing champions the essential role of reviewers in the age of AI 
• Clarivate Unveils Web of Science DeepeR for AI-Driven Full-Text Research
• Scholarly Communications Stakeholders Gain Access to New Funder Data in Ringgold from CCC
• Academic Publishing in Europe (APE) Award honors innovators shaping the future of scholarly communication

News from Publishing Perspectives

• History ‘Alive with Fascinating Vignettes of People and Places:’ The Wolfson History Prize Shortlist Announced
• ‘Arabic is a Language of Exchange’ – HE Dr. Ali Bin Tamim on Congress ACI 26
• Czech Book Industry Sees Guest of Honor Role as Boost for International Promotion
• U.K. Indie Bitter Lemon Press Launches New ‘International’ Imprint