SPARC Japan Seminar 2022 "Current Status and Challenges of Open Access Affected by E-Journal Transformative Agreement and the APC Issues" The History of SPARC and the Transformation of Open Access Document

Key Points

• The seminar aims to address the current challenges and status of open access in scholarly publishing.
• Online seminar format held on February 17, 2023
• Discussion on transformative agreements in e-journals
• Analysis of Article Processing Charges (APC) issues
• Highlighted difficulties in transitioning to open access models
• Discussed the impact of transformative agreements on journal access