Advertising Policy
The Open Access Publishing Association is dedicated to transparent, ethical, and non-intrusive advertising. Our advertising policy safeguards editorial independence and ensures that all advertisements are clearly separated from journal content.
Purpose of Advertisements
- OAPA aims to operate the lowest cost model for journals, with no fees required of authors, reviewers, or editors to be a part of the publishing process.
- OAPA's primary purpose in advertisements it maximise its sustainability, and contribute small scale revenue to support publishing expenses, editors, and owners of journals. Distribution fractions are negotiated between owners and publishers and remain commercial-in-confidence
- OAPA allocates the majority of its share of revenues to the launching of the Open Access Trust, designed to support journals in perpetuity to be diamond open access.
Advertisement Placement
- Ads appear only in clearly designated areas, typically in the form of a single advertisement on sidebars of journals participating.
- Ads will never interrupt journal articles, editorial content, or peer review material.
Editorial Independence
- Advertisers have no influence over editorial decisions or publication processes.
- Acceptance of advertisements does not imply endorsement of advertiser products or services.
Ad Format and Presentation
- We use fixed-size, conservative ad formats suitable for scholarly websites.
- We do our best to prevent any intrusive ad formats (pop-ups, auto-play, overlays), even though this limits possible revenue.
- All ads are clearly labelled with the word Advertisement or similar.
Advertiser Eligibility
- Our ads are typically decided external to OAPA with partners such as Google.
- The Partnership and Publishing Committee periodically considers accepting advertisements from reputable partners.
- Ads aim to be relevant, accurate, and professional.
- We reserve the right to reject or remove inappropriate advertisements.
Third-Party Advertising
Some ads may be served by third-party networks (e.g. Google AdSense). These networks may use cookies and collect data in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Compliance with Regulations
- We comply with global privacy and advertising laws.
- Consent banners are displayed for users in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland.
Contact
For questions or concerns about advertising on this site:
Director, Partnerships
Email: partnerships@open-publishing.org
Policy Updates
This policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in practice or regulation.
Last updated: 1 May 2025