Sustaining diamond open publishing in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
OAPA invites university libraries and institutions to support a shared-investment model for community-led, no-APC scholarly publishing infrastructure. Library Partnership is not a paywall subscription. It is a contribution to the systems, people, standards, and platforms that keep high-quality open publishing free for authors and readers.
Libraries are increasingly being asked to fund infrastructure, not just access.
Commercial subscription and article processing charge models have placed pressure on library budgets while leaving many scholarly communities without sustainable publishing options. Diamond open access offers a different model: research remains open to readers and free for authors, with costs supported through shared institutional investment.
OAPA provides a regionally anchored, scholar-led publishing platform for institutions that want to support trusted open infrastructure rather than purchase access to gated content.
Why OAPA is a strong infrastructure partner.
OAPA combines live journal publishing, open infrastructure, training, hosting, indexing support, and sector-facing publishing capability. Library support helps maintain this ecosystem while strengthening regional capacity for scholarly publishing.
A live publishing portfolio
OAPA supports active journals and publications, with projected output of approximately 400–500 articles across the portfolio in 2026.
Diamond open access
OAPA’s publishing model keeps research free for readers while avoiding article processing charges for authors.
Regional scholarly infrastructure
Library partnerships help sustain open publishing capacity for Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand, and connected scholarly communities.
Publishing capability
OAPA supports editor and reviewer development, journal quality, metadata standards, and publication workflows.
Journal development
OAPA can support hosting, transfer, new title development, indexing readiness, and long-term portfolio growth.
Mission-led reinvestment
As a community-led open publisher, OAPA reinvests in publishing infrastructure, education, journal support, and open access sustainability.
Concrete support for the publishing ecosystem.
Library contributions sustain the operational foundations of diamond open access publishing, including platform infrastructure, editorial systems, discoverability, preservation, and publishing capability.
Publishing platform and hosting
Support for the technical environment required to operate fully open journal publishing.
Editorial workflow systems
Submission, review, editorial coordination, publication scheduling, and operational continuity.
Metadata, DOI, and discoverability
Infrastructure that helps published research remain citable, discoverable, and usable across scholarly systems.
Indexing and journal development
Support for visibility, standards, index readiness, and quality improvement across the portfolio.
Preservation and technical development
Ongoing platform maintenance, system enhancement, and long-term preservation planning.
Training and publishing capability
Support for editor and reviewer development, sector capability building, and publishing integrity.
Library partnership tiers
OAPA’s partnership tiers are designed to reflect institutional scale and shared capacity to support regional open publishing infrastructure. Annual and multi-year commitments can be discussed.
| Tier | Intended segment | Annual contribution | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Partner | Small universities and specialist institutions | $7,500 AUD | Supports core publishing infrastructure and diamond open access sustainability. |
| Anchor Partner | Mid-sized universities | $12,500 AUD | Sustains publishing operations and contributes to growth of the OAPA portfolio. |
| Leadership Partner | Large universities | $18,500 AUD | A higher-impact contribution reflecting institutional scale and sector leadership. |
| Strategic Partner | By negotiation | $25,000+ AUD | For deeper strategic engagement, bundled initiatives, named sponsorship, or multi-partner collaboration. |
Optional services for partner institutions.
Institutions may also work with OAPA on training, journal hosting, journal development, health checks, and strategic publishing initiatives.
Capability and training
Ten annual institutional places in peer review and editor training through OAPA Academy.
Institution-owned journal support
Hosting, transfer support, indexing support, Editor-in-Chief Council access, and editor and reviewer training. Bulk packages are available.
Once-off establishment support followed by annual support for hosting and ongoing journal development.
A structured review of governance, editorial workflow, metadata quality, indexing readiness, and discoverability.
Strategic publishing initiatives
Provides space for four fully open monograph-sponsored places annually under a named institutional sponsorship.
Sponsor a feasibility study into building an Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Dissertation Press.
Support one emerging editor or managing editor through practical development and structured publishing mentorship.
What partner libraries receive.
Library partnership recognises that the value of diamond open access lies in shared infrastructure, public benefit, and long-term sustainability rather than exclusive access.
Recognition as an OAPA Library Partner
Visible public association with support for trusted, diamond open scholarly publishing.
Annual impact reporting
Updates on outputs, portfolio growth, service development, and the value generated by partner support.
Partner briefings and roundtables
Opportunities to engage with OAPA on publishing directions, sector needs, and portfolio development.
Bundled service pathways
Preferred pathways for institutions that want to extend into journal support, training, or strategic sponsorship.
Regional system-building
A clear role in helping sustain community-governed open publishing infrastructure in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Alignment with open knowledge
A practical way for institutions to support publishing models that remove both reader paywalls and author charges.
Transparent stewardship for open publishing.
OAPA’s partnership model is designed to be credible to libraries, editors, authors, and journal owners by foregrounding transparency, quality, and long-term sustainability.
Mission-led reinvestment
Revenue supports publishing infrastructure, capability development, journal services, and open access sustainability.
Annual accountability
OAPA provides partner-facing communication about outputs, investment priorities, platform development, and portfolio growth.
Open standards and integrity
OAPA supports discoverability, metadata quality, preservation, publishing ethics, peer review quality, and journal development.
An invitation to library partners.
OAPA welcomes conversations with university libraries, consortia, and institutions interested in supporting diamond open access publishing infrastructure.
We are particularly interested in working with partners who want to support trusted regional scholarly infrastructure, develop open publishing capacity, and contribute to a sustainable future for no-APC journals.