Over the last decade, Open Access (OA) has gained support among researchers and policymakers, with increasingly vocal advocacy for free online access to scholarly work. While incorporating Open Access policies in Canada reflects a rapidly changing publishing landscape, with the rise of digitalization and the pressing need to broaden access, the barriers to making Open Access a widespread reality are many and complex.

1. open scholarship
2. open scholarship policy observatory
3. policy analysis

Original publication: Canadian Federation For The Humanities And Social Sciences. "Open Access in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Canada: A Conversation." Open Scholarship Policy Observatory, 17 May 2023, https://ospolicyobservatory.uvic.ca/open-access-in-the-humanities-and-social-sciences-in-canada-a-conversation/.

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