The Initiative for Open Abstracts: Celebrating our first anniversary

Key Points

• The Initiative for Open Abstracts celebrates its first anniversary, marking a year of progress in open access publishing.
• Founded on September 24, the initiative aimed to improve academic access in the publishing industry and research centers.
• In collaboration with university libraries and industry colleagues, I4OA has fostered community and support for open abstracts.
• The initiative emphasizes the need for better scholarly infrastructure to enhance research accessibility and collaboration.