Celebrating a Decade of Openness: CHORUS Transforms Scholarly Communication with Industry Experts Advancing Open Research, One Milestone at a Time

CHORUS, the pioneering not-for-profit driving open research forward, marks a significant decade of breaking down barriers in scholarly communication. What started as a vision in 2014 has developed into a global partnership connecting researchers, libraries, funders and publishers in an unprecedented collaboration. Over 10 transformative years, CHORUS has revolutionized how research is shared, assessed, and […]

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Improving Open Access Opportunities in Japan with JST/CHORUS
Preparing for the National Open Science Policy from April 2025

At the recent Japan Library Fair on November 20, 2024, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and CHORUS partnered to bring together six expert speakers to discuss the “Many Paths to Open Access”. CHORUS has been partnering with JST since 2017, bringing important conversations and international presence to the Japanese library community each year. In […]

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Status Update NISO Work Item “Recommended Practice for Operationalizing OA Business Processes”

In May 2023, the NISO Information Policy & Analysis Topic Committee approved the Work Item “Recommended Practice for Operationalizing OA Business Processes.” A Working Group was formed, starting work in December 2023. They delivered the “NISO Open Access Business Processes Charge and Work Plan” in April 2024, approved in May 2024. The final Recommended Practice […]

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