ORFG Releases Funder Policy Landscape Analysis and Recommendations: 2026

The Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) just released its 2026 Funder Policy Landscape Analysis Report and Recommendations . This report analyses access-to-research policies of ORFG members and other private funders of open research and open outputs.

ORFG StaffMay 27, 2026policy, reports

The Cost of Knowledge - Open Access Week 2026 Theme

2026 Open Access Week Theme: The Cost of Knowledge

Emily FordMay 14, 2026open access, open access week, OA Week 26

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Emily FordApril 27, 2026

ORFG 2026 Annual Meeting Recap

Emily FordMarch 20, 2026annual meeting, reports

ORFG Submits Comments to NIH on Allowable Costs

In September 2025 several ORFG member organizations signed a joint letter in response to the National Institutes of Health’s Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs.

Emily FordDecember 22, 2025open access, open science, preprints, rfi, policy

Schmidt Sciences Partners with NASA to improve arXiv

Schmidt Sciences has partnered with NASA to fund critical infrastructure updates to arXiv…

Emily FordDecember 12, 2025preprints, arxiv, cofunding

ORFG Members Celebrate openRxiv

ORFG members celebrating openRxiv at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative 2025 Open Science meeting.

Emily FordNovember 4, 2025openrxiv, preprints, orfg members

Open Research Beacon Launches New Platform

Emily FordOctober 15, 2025open science, platforms, community

Next Gen Open Policies Featured by SPARC

Emily FordOctober 10, 2025funder, policy, preprints, apcs, open access

Schmidt Sciences Joins ORFG

Emily FordAugust 4, 2025funder, membership, schmidt

Funder Preprint Policy Framework

Emily FordJuly 23, 2025preprints, open access, policy

Tracking and Understanding Federal Research Sharing Policies

Emily FordJuly 21, 2025policy