Question 1

What are the most cited papers from Open Book Collective?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Open Book Collective is "Seeding for a not-for-profit community-led OA books ecosystem" (Tobias Steiner, Lucy Barnes, Judith May Fathallah et al., 2025), with 2 citations. Next come "Open access, open infrastructures, and their funding: Learning from histories to more effectively enhance diamond OA ecologies for books" (2) and "The Copim perspective on Sustainability" (1).

Question 2

Which research topics does Open Book Collective publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Academic Publishing and Open Access, Publishing and Scholarly Communication, Research Data Management Practices and Intellectual Property Law.

Question 3

Which fields of science does Open Book Collective work in?

Accepted Answer

In all years, 79% of research at Open Book Collective is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (29%), Decision Sciences (26%), Social Sciences (24%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.