[IP-OA_Forum] BOAI 20th Anniversary: Questions for the OA community

[Nora Schmidt <schmidt-nora@mdw.ac.at>]

    The Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) - the
    first international open access declaration - will celebrate its
    20th anniversary on 14 February 2022. In preparation, the BOAI2020
    steering committee is working on a new set of recommendations, based
    on BOAI principles, current circumstances, and input from colleagues
    in all academic fields and regions of the world. 
    
    https://eifl.net/news/boai-20th-anniversary-questions-oa-community
    
    Feel free to focus on just the questions you think are most
    important. Also feel free to add questions of your own that don’t
    appear on our list. Please send your responses to
    boai20anniversary@gmail.com before 22 October 2021.

Questions

1. What has OA enabled you to do or achieve that would have been more difficult or impossible without OA?
2. What are your long-term hopes or goals for OA, beyond growing the quantity of OA research? In assessing the success or failure of the OA movement, now or in the future, what kinds of accomplishments would you consider? 
3. Do some strategies (methods, models) to advance OA have harmful longer-term consequences? If some strategies do cause harm, which strategies and which harms? Which strategies to advance OA positively foster (or at least avoid conflicts with) longer-term goals? 
4. Which obstacles to OA, including misunderstandings about OA, are the most serious in your environment? Be specific about local circumstances. If you feel comfortable, sharing your institutional affiliation or regional location will provide context to your response.
5. How does research assessment affect your decision to make your own work OA? How does research assessment affect the languages or venues where you chose to make your work available? What realistic and specific actions would help overcome those obstacles where you work?
6. What inequities in scholarly publishing and research can OA address? What inequities can it not address?     
7. ​​What current or new approaches to OA would best address the particular needs of your community or region?
8. What are the most important actions you could take as an individual to advance OA?
9. What are the most important actions your institution could take to advance OA?
10. What are the most promising fronts for collective action (by individuals and organizations) to advance OA and its long-term goals?
11. Tell us one or more success stories. How have certain OA policies, practices, or initiatives provided concrete benefits for you, your organization, or your region? 
12. Tell us one or more “failure” or “frustration” stories. How have certain OA policies, practices, or initiatives had undesirable outcomes?