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Free International Open Access Week Webinar Announcement:

Who Owns Our Knowledge? The Future of Equitable Open Access

By IGI Global Scientific Publishing on Oct 10, 2025
OA Week Image New York, NY, October 10, 2025 - IGI Global Scientific Publishing—dedicated to "Publishing Tomorrow's Research Today" since 1988—joins three other major open access and publishing organizations, in celebration of this year’s International Open Access Week, to host a webinar titled “Who Owns Our Knowledge? The Future of Equitable Open Access.” For this free, thought-provoking and timely webinar, IGI Global Scientific Publishing will collaborate with eContent Pro International Press, the Open Access Publishing Association (OAPA), and the Open Science Education Institute (OSEI).
Aiming to answer the question from this year’s International Open Access Week theme, “Who Owns Our Knowledge?” the panel will address pressing concerns around commercialization, AI exploitation, and unequal access to publishing platforms. The webinar seeks to examine how to balance openness with privacy and consent, ensuring knowledge is not only free to access but also ethically and equitably shared. The webinar is free to attend and open to all, but registration is limited.
Melissa Wagner
“By hosting this timely panel, we will explore the threats to researchers’ ownership of their work and how the industry can work together to build a more sustainable future for open access. We are excited to hear how these industry experts will address these rising concerns in open access and are looking forward to a lively and engaging conversation.”
- Melissa Wagner, Vice President of Content Strategy & Research Integrity
Who Owns Our Knowledge? The Future of Equitable Open Access

Date: Monday, October 20, 2025

Time: 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

Platform: Microsoft Teams

Featured Panelists:

  • Mr. Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, National Information Standards Organization
  • Dr. Nicolaj Petersen, Researcher and Project Manager, UCL University College Denmark


So that everyone can benefit from this event, we encourage you to share the news with your networks to support this global conversation during International Open Access Week. For more information, please contact Savannah Pecknold, Communication Coordinator of Open Science Publishing at IGI Global Scientific Publishing, at specknold@igi-global.com.
About IGI Global Scientific Publishing– Publishing Tomorrow’s Research Today
IGI Global Scientific Publishing was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA, and now has offices in New York City, London, and Beijing (IGI Science and Technology, Ltd.). The independent international academic publisher has dedicated over three decades to the production of high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarly research books and journals in the major subject areas of Business & Management, Science, Technology, & Medicine (STM), and Education & Social Sciences. They have become an innovator in the publishing world that challenges industry norms in support of academics, researchers and librarians globally.

The publisher is committed to promptly advancing the discovery of pioneering scientific research through swift and agile processes that protect and maintain the crucial peer-review process. IGI Global Scientific Publishing has collaborated on research publications with more than 200,000 experts from leading institutions around the world. Their collection of books has steadily grown, producing 1,250 new books annually, growing their full e-Book Collection to 10,000+ books available to libraries with affordable annual licensing. The IGI Global Scientific Publishing Open Access Journal Program is approaching 200 fully open access journals, making the publisher one of the largest 100% open access journal publishers in the world. Through traditional book publishing and open access options, IGI Global Scientific Publishing brings some of the highest-quality cutting-edge, trending, and niche research at the pace of innovation, ensuring that tomorrow’s research is published today.

Learn more about IGI Global Scientific Publishing here.
About eContent Pro International Press
eContent Pro International Press is a mission-driven open access book publisher headquartered in New York, New York, USA. It is the first U.S.-based commercial book publisher operating exclusively under a platinum open access publishing model, ensuring that every peer-reviewed scholarly research book and professional/practitioner-oriented book it publishes is freely available to readers everywhere to read, share, and build upon without any paywall or other restrictions. With open access at the heart of its mission, the press strives to increase the visibility, accessibility, and impact of interdisciplinary research across the globe.
About the Open Access Publishing Association (OAPA)
The Open Access Publishing Association (OAPA) was founded in 2023 to challenge the current model of publishing. Founding members of OAPA established the association in defiance of a pay-to-publish and pay-to-read model in favor of open science.

About the Open Science Education Institute (OSEI)
The Open Science Education Institute (OSEI) is a community-driven platform committed to open knowledge and collaborative discourse on the principles, benefits, and challenges within open science. Based in the United States, its mission is to unite researchers, librarians, and publishers in a shared space dedicated to advancing accessible scholarship.
Learn more about the Open Science Education Institute here.
Newsroom Contact
Savannah Pecknold
(717) 533-8845 (ext. 155)
specknold@igi-global.com
www.igi-global.com
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