Philippa Grand

Good to see values based reasons also cited here in dropping deals w big publishers

V proud of @lsepress.bsky.social support of Geography research via our publishing partnership w @rgs.org. The importance of #OpenAccess for the field, which furthers the reach & impact of research, demonstrating its wide value to society, seems needed more than ever

press.lse.ac.uk/books/series...

Very excited to be attending #UPREDUX2026 in Liverpool this year - it's a great line up & I'm particularly looking forward to the closing keynote from Prof Marion Thain @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social on restructuring knowledge in a new technological era. Hope to see you there in March!

Another book from the @rgs.org Book Series due to be published #OpenAccess later this year ⬇️

logo for Think, Check, Submit. The three words are in a column with Think at the top. The words have backgrounds of traffic light colours: the work Think is on a red background, the word Check is on an orange background and the word Submit is on a green background.

Are you submitting your research to a trusted journal?
Make an informed decision by using the checklists provided by Think. Check. Submit. Don't get caught out. thinkchecksubmit.org
@thinkchecksub.bsky.social

Join us for “Standing Together Against Bullying,” on February 25 (11:30 AM–1:00 PM ET) for a solutions-focused conversation with leaders from across our community on accountability, respectful engagement, and standing together for healthier professional spaces.

customer.sspnet.org/ssp/EventDis...

Looking forward to it!

How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has transformed the EU Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine in 2022 has had a profound effect on the European Union. Nathalie Tocci examines the impact the EU’s response to the conflict is likely to have on its future tr...

Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine in 2022 has had a profound effect on the European Union. #LSEPPR contributor Nathalie Tocci writes for EUROPP blog.

❗Ukraine: Russia’s War and the Future of the Global Order, coming soon via #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.31389/lse...

blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Photo of the book Navigating the 21st Century Business World on a shelf.

🚨 Competition closes tomorrow!

Win a copy of Navigating the 21st Century Business World: Case Studies in Management by Dr Dorottya Sallai and Alexander Pepper.

To enter, sign up to our journal newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/lse/lse-journal-news

Apprenticeships in book publishing matter more than ever Publishing needs to ditch old assumptions and embrace the power of apprenticeships, says writer and communications leader Elinor Potts

"Studying for an apprenticeship breaks down siloes and widens the perspective to a broader marketplace of ideas and ways of working."

@elinorpotts.bsky.social writes on the value of apprenticeships in book publishing for @thebookseller.com

✅ Read more here: www.thebookseller.com/comment/appr...

Photo of man holding open a book.

Sign up for our journals newsletter to get the latest research articles, journal updates and news from Economía LACEA Journal, Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, Journal of Long-Term Care, LSE Public Policy Review and Philosophy of Physics.

🔗 Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/48eULGh

Photo of two people holding books with bookshelf behind. Text reads Narratives in policy-making.

Join us tomorrow for the launch of the new issue of #LSEPPR journal!

📅 Tuesday 17 February 2026 6.30pm - 8pm
📍 In-person and online (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building)
✅ Register here: https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/narratives-in-policymaking

@lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social

Great piece by @beckywojturska.bsky.social on what we've been up to at @oipassoc.bsky.social over the past year. It's particularly great to have so many new members join us - a sign that #OpenInstitutional publishing is thriving!

How Do Capitalism and Patriarchy Collide in Women’s Lives? If one wishes to understand how gender, power, and economic development intersect in shaping women’s lives and choices, and how women — particularly women in the Global South — renegotiate patriarchal...

Renegotiating Patriarchy author, Naila Kabeer, spoke with Beyond The Ballot Box podcast about feminist economics, women’s rights in the Bangladesh garment industry, and some big-picture challenges faced by Malaysian women.

🎧 Listen here: https://bit.ly/45NG37w

Photo of two people holding books with a bookshelf behind. Text reads Narratives in policy-making.

Join us for the forthcoming #LSEEvent launching the new issue of #LSEPPR journal!

📅 Tuesday 17 February 2026 6.30pm - 8pm
📍 In-person and online (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building)
✅ Register here: https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/narratives-in-policymaking

@lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social

Shine bright like a diamond: what can library hosting services offer in the academic publishing market? | Insights

POSITIVE: the advantages outweighs the challenges in running a library based publishing program according to this article insights.uksg.org/articles/10....

We are proud to have 4 of @lsepress.bsky.social's #DiamondOpenAccess journals in our catalogue incl the #JournalofLongTermCare.

Find out how your library can support them + journals of 18 other #AHSS and #STEM publishers here:

www.openjournalscollective.org

#ChaosIsComing #TheFutureIsDiamond

Black and white photograph of two people looking at books with a bookcase behind.

Join us for our forthcoming #LSEEvent as we launch the new issue of #LSEPPR journal: 'Narratives in policy-making'

📅 Tuesday 17 February 2026 6.30pm - 8pm
📍 In-person and online (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building)
✅ Register here: https://bit.ly/4kkDa3K

@lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social

Tomorrow is the final day to submit your optional scope check for the Collective Development Fund Call 2026. Full applications are due by March 7. Read and apply in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese.

What Decentralisation is -- and what it is not - LSE Press To celebrate the publication of Decentralised Governance, the book's co-editor, Professor Jean-Paul Faguet, considers its core ideas, a big, fundamental issue that is almost never acknowledged by the enormous decentralisation literature, but which one w...

Professor Jean-Paul Faguet, co-editor of Decentralised Governance, explores the book’s core ideas and reflects on fundamental issues that are rarely acknowledged in decentralisation literature.

Read the full blog post: https://bit.ly/4bjFNka

Climate Hegemony: Confronting the Politics of Environmental Impasse by @laurieparsons.bsky.social is out May 2026.

This book will be free to read and download via #OpenAccess publishing. @rgsibg.bsky.social

Photo of the book The Growth Story of the 21st Century.

“A book to restore optimism, backed by courage and reason, a book that claims that we can still change the world.”

— Teresa Ribera, First Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition of the European Commission

🖇️ https://bit.ly/4qu1BhR

Photo of the book Renegotiating Patriarchy Gender, Agency and the Bangladesh Paradox by Naila Kabeer

"This is a book I will recommend to students for years to come and that colleagues should celebrate."

— Craig Calhoun, University Professor of Social Sciences at Arizona State University, Former President of the Social Science Research Council, US

🖇️ https://bit.ly/4otCVnG

To celebrate #WorldCaseTeachingDay, we’re giving you the chance to win a copy of Navigating the 21st Century Business World: Case Studies in Management by Dorottya Sallai and Alexander Pepper.

👉 To enter, sign up to our journal newsletter by 18 February: https://lnkd.in/shapt

A great role here at a fantastic #OpenAccess press for someone w production experience…

What Makes This Repository Different? Its Values. KCWorks for Institutions, an open-source repository service affiliated with Michigan State University, is distinguished not only by its price, but by its mission.

We are in the final technical stages of launching our institutional repository, KC Works. The idea is to provide a community-governed, academic-owned repository system with decent, open values. Here's some more info about it!

katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

Open Journals Collective launches to give libraries 'exit ramp' from big deals - Research Information Libraries invited to back a "sustainable, community-led alternative to commercial scholarly publishing models"

Getting some nice press coverage for the launch of #OpenJournalsCollective last week @researchinfo.bsky.social #TheFutureIsDiamond

www.researchinformation.info/news/open-jo...

"Reading Wars tells the astonishing history behind the wars on reading in a readable, clever style, underscoring the stakes of the current fights over censorship and book bans."

— @leahlitman.bsky.social, New York Times bestselling author of Lawless

➡️Coming soon #OpenAccess doi.org/10.31389/lse...

CHASE placement opportunity at the Open Library of Humanities The Open Library of Humanities is seeking a PhD student to assist with editorial, marketing and technical duties as part of our small, hardworking team. The placement is only available …

We are HIRING! The Open Library of Humanities is seeking a PhD student to assist with editorial, marketing and technical duties. The position is fully funded and open to funded PhD students at CHASE institutions. 📅 31/03: www.openlibhums.org/news/883/

Open Journals Collective is here! 🎉🎉🎉