Open Library of Humanities, propose that research in the humanities should be open and free to read and re-use, provided that authors are cited. To support this proposal they have established a team who will examine some of the key issue of open access publishing in the humanities. With the ultimate aim to provide a platform for Open Access publishing that is:

• Reputable and respected through rigorous peer review
• Sustainable
• Digitally preserved and safely archived in perpetuity
• Non-profit
• Open in both monetary and permission terms
• Non-discriminatory (APCs are waiverable)
• Technically innovative in response to the needs of scholars and librarians
• A solution to the serials crisis

Mission statement