Advancing Scholarly Open Access

Connecting Communities. Expanding Open Access. Advancing Knowledge.

Knowledge Unlatched, now part of the Annual Reviews organization, coordinates the sustainable funding of scholarly books and journals through a global network of libraries and publishers.

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KU connects curated resources with global readers

Built for the entire scholarly ecosystem

For Libraries

Join institutions worldwide in support of open access, both to further scholarship and to inform policymakers, practitioners, educators, and the public.

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For Publishers

Reach new audiences for frontlist titles and other scholarly resources. Our programs support diverse scholarly voices, perspectives, and contexts.

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Current Pledging Options

Our collections allow libraries to support specific areas of research most relevant to the academic, professional, and public audiences they serve.

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2027 KU Select Books Collection

KU Select Books is our flagship books collection, featuring up to 200 frontlist‑driven, peer-reviewed, multi‑publisher, and multi‑disciplinary titles scheduled for publication in 2027.

KU Curated Partner Collections

Curated Partner Collections offer a targeted way for libraries to support open access books with themed high‑impact subject collections.

Open Knowledge Resources

Open Knowledge Resources are initiatives that extend open access beyond books and journals and support ongoing content creation, digitization processes, curation, and platform or workflow development.

Subscribe to Open (S2O)

Subscribe to Open (S2O) enables publishers to remove paywalls without shifting costs to authors, maintaining equity while supporting long-term Open Access sustainability.

How Does KU Work?

Publishers + KU + Libraries = Open Access for Global Readers

Open access has its greatest value when it remains grounded in academic needs while also reaching those who can benefit from it more widely.

Content

Publishers submit titles and resources for pledging consideration.

Curation: KU Select Books Collection

Librarians worldwide are invited to vote on titles submitted for consideration

Curation: KU Partner Collections

Publishers provide thematic collections of titles and resources organized for pledging

Institutional Funding

Libraries, consortia, and research institutes pledge funds to support content.

Unlatching

If aggregate pledging is sufficient, content is published Open Access and made available to global readers.

We're delighted to be supporting the important work KU is providing in making scholarly works open access via collective funding models and consortium building. The University of Manchester has been a loyal supporter to KU for advancing Open Access right from the start and especially since it became part of the nonprofit Annual Reviews organization.

Des Coyle, Acquisitions Manager

The University of Manchester Library

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