Open Access and Research Equity: How Universities Can Support Authors in the AI Era

Research Equity Requires Shared Responsibility Image Credit: AI-generated illustration developed exclusively for UFP Insight to support the editorial content and policy perspective presented in this article1 Executive Summary Open Access…

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Australian Research Council Introduces Immediate Open Access Policy for ARC-Funded Research

Executive Summary The Australian Research Council (ARC) has implemented its updated Open Access Policy (Version 2026.1), effective 1 July 2026. The revised policy requires that all peer-reviewed journal articles and…

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