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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Project MUSE Accelerates Movement to Open Access with Publishers Committing to S2O<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Leading humanities and social sciences platform Project MUSE announces that many of our university press and related scholarly publisher partners have already committed to participate in the launch of our
<a href="https://about.muse.jhu.edu/muse/s2o/">Subscribe to Open (S2O) program</a> for journals in 2025.
<a href="https://about.muse.jhu.edu/muse/s2o-participants">Fifty journals from more than 20 publishers</a> are confirmed for participation to date, with more expected to join before the end of the year.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">S2O is an equitable and sustainable model that enables journals to open access to their current content without Article Processing Charges (APCs). MUSE’s S2O program is built around our familiar and trusted Journal Collections, making the
transition from conventional subscriptions to support for open access seamless for libraries, while providing revenue stability for nonprofit publishers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“We’re delighted with the enthusiasm our participating publishers have shown towards Subscribe to Open,” said Wendy Queen, Director of Project MUSE. “Supporting even one non-profit humanities journal in the transition to sustainable open
access would be a success story, and we are in the fortunate position of providing the infrastructure for an equitable, scalable program which may open up access to a wealth of valuable interdisciplinary content across many titles and publishers.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The MUSE S2O Program makes open access to the current year’s content from participating journals contingent on the continued support of MUSE subscribers. Each year, MUSE will set the minimum sustainability threshold required to maintain
the platform and its participating publishers. By renewing their collection subscriptions, libraries ensure continued access to our deep backfile content and current scholarship. If the program’s annual threshold is reached, the current year’s content from
journals participating in the S2O program becomes open to the world. If the threshold is not reached, that year’s content remains gated.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Participation in the S2O program is open to any actively publishing, full-royalty journal in the MUSE Journal Collections, and a publisher may participate with as many or as few of their titles as they wish. To date, these publishers have
committed at least one journal to participate in the program:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<a name="_Hlk149572799">Advertising Educational Foundation<o:p></o:p></a></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">Center for Irish Studies at the University of St. Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">Center of Latin American Studies, University of Kansas<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">Early Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">International Vladimir Nabokov Society and Davidson College<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">Johns Hopkins University Press<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">Liverpool University Press<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">The Ohio State University Press<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">Philosophy Documentation Center <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">Purdue University Press<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">The Southwest Center, University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">UCLA, CMRS Center for Early Global Studies<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">University of Illinois Press<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">University of Minnesota Press<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">University of Missouri<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">University of Nebraska Press<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">The University of North Carolina Press<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">University of Pennsylvania Press<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">University of Texas Press<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">The University of Tulsa<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799">University of Wisconsin Press<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk149572799"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal">The <a href="https://about.muse.jhu.edu/muse/s2o-participants">
list of publishers and journal titles committed to S2O</a> is growing dynamically and being updated regularly on our web site.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“We see Subscribe to Open as a cornerstone in our efforts to make scholarship more accessible” said John Sherer, Spangler Family Director, The University of North Carolina Press. “We’re grateful to the participating libraries and our partners
at Project MUSE for creating and supporting this innovative program.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gan Qi, Director of The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, adds, “This initiative provides a valuable opportunity for an Asian university press like ours to participate in the OA journal landscape. S2O promotes equitable access to scholarly
information and fosters a more inclusive academic community on a global scale.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With more than 700 current journals in the humanities and social sciences on its platform, from close to 200 non-profit publishers, Project MUSE is uniquely positioned to develop and deploy a Subscribe to Open business model at scale. The
collective support of the S2O program by MUSE’s community of thousands of libraries worldwide has the potential to open a wealth of vital scholarship, in disciplines frequently not well served by other open access (OA) models. Announcements regarding additional
participating publishers and journals will be made at regular intervals prior to the launch of the program for the 2025 calendar year subscription term.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">See more about <a href="https://about.muse.jhu.edu/muse/s2o/">
Subscribe to Open at Project MUSE</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Melanie Schaffner<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Communication, Marketing, and Engagement<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Project MUSE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:mschaffner.muse@jhu.edu"><span style="color:blue">mschaffner.muse@jhu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:red">Note new phone</span></i> 667-306-8475 (US Eastern Time zone, UTC-05:00)<o:p></o:p></p>
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