Annual Reports

Introduction

In 2011, the OAPEN Foundation was founded as an open infrastructure for open access books, providing services to publishers, libraries, and research funders in the areas of hosting, deposit, quality assurance, dissemination, and digital preservation. Since then, the progress of the OAPEN Foundation has been documented in both management and stakeholder reports.

Newest report

OAPEN and DOAB Highlights 2024

It’s been highly stimulating to witness the continued developments in open access (OA) book publishing during 2024. As open infrastructures supporting a large community of stakeholders in this evolving landscape, OAPEN and DOAB have been very busy. Our growth, the use of our services, the project results we have helped achieve, our new partnerships, and our international engagement confirm the trend that OA book publishing is accelerating at a high pace. In these 2024 highlights you’ll find the evidence – it’s been a remarkable year!

Management reports

Stakeholder reports

Archive

Older reports are available in the archive.