From: Jessica Pellien <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:12:09 +0000 Hi all – We’re about midway through our application period for the second year of *shift+OPEN – deadline is April 30.* We hope library liaisons and scholarly comms folks will share this info with editors or editorial offices who may be interested in flipping from a traditional publication to a diamond open access publication. shift+OPEN offers a journal- and scholarly-friendly way to incorporate open access with minimal out of pocket expenses for the publication. If selected, journals receive: - Funding to cover the expenses of transitioning your journal to open access model, for a term of up to three years. - The MIT Press’s full suite of publishing services, including production, marketing, financial management, hosting, abstracting and indexing, and manuscript management software. - Support for developing a sustainable funding model to keep the journal publishing OA beyond the end of the term. Please see website for additional details: https://mitpress.mit.edu/shiftopen/ The journals selected for the first year were *European Societies* and *European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology* from the European Sociological Association, and Lígia Ferro, President of the European Sociological Association, underscored the MIT Press‘s reputation as a trailblazer in open access publishing as a pivotal factor in their decision to apply: “The MIT Press leads the academic publishing field by promoting high-quality research while using knowledge as a tool to empower individuals and societies. Our confidence in making the open access transition was bolstered by the MIT Press’s recent successful journal conversions like *Imaging Neuroscience* or *Quantitative Science Studies*. Our firsthand experience with the Press’s unwavering professionalism and high standards during the bidding process cemented our decision.” Thanks for considering and sharing with journals. Jessica Jessica Pellien (she/her/hers) Head of Communications *The MIT Press* [log in to unmask] m: 617-258-0603 X (formerly Twitter): @jessicapellien <http://twitter.com/jessicapellien>