DOAB and OAPEN
General overview
Initiative
Type of agreement
Subsidy scheme
Agreement period
01.01.2026-31.12.2026
Participants for DOAB og OAPEN
About DOAB og OAPEN
DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books) and OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) are both important services for the infrastructure related to open access.
Both services are part of the SCOSS collaboration, which also includes, among others, DOAJ and SHERPA/ROMEO. Sikt also have consortium agreements for these.
DOAB provides a good overview of peer-reviewed open access books and publishers that offer open books.
OAPEN is a repository for freely accessible academic books. They collaborate with publishers and research funders to build a quality-assured collection of open books.
Contact
For researchers: Each institution's library manages the agreements. Contact your library if you have questions.
For research administrators: More information (prices, licenses, etc.) can be found in ConsortiaManager (Edvarda) or by contacting Sikt.