Oxford-style Debate: Has the Open Access Movement Failed?

Open Access was intended to solve the problems of accessibility, affordability, and equity in scholarly communication and has fundamentally reshaped scholarly communications in the 20+ years since the Budapest Open Access Initiative. And yet, a longtime and respected commentator on the open access movement, Richard Poynder, recently declared that the Open Access movement has failed, noting that it had failed to solve affordability and equity and that improvements in accessibility were at risk from the deteriorating geopolitical situation.

This Oxford-style debate will see two teams debating the resolution "The OA Movement has Failed," with the winner based on audience votes before and after the debate. Don't miss this exciting final session for the conference, where your participation will decide the outcome!