ECREA has established a new Task Force to map European open access journals in the field of media and communication studies.

The initiative aims to identify and highlight publishing quality beyond large international publishers, while strengthening the visibility of independent, green open access, and community-driven journals across Europe. Through this initiative, ECREA seeks to advance equitable knowledge sharing and challenge the dominance of large commercial publishing models.

The main outcome of the Task Force will be a comprehensive list of relevant journals, to be made openly accessible in spring 2026.

In this process, we are particularly interested in hearing from members involved in journals that operate outside major profit-driven publishing houses – whether through editorial work, reviewing, or institutional publishing initiatives. By gathering this information, we aim to showcase the diverse and often underrecognised efforts of ECREA members who contribute to more sustainable, inclusive, and accessible forms of scholarly publishing.

You can provide input via this form.

Members of the Task Force include Maarit Jaakkola, Herminder Kaur, Jelena Kleut, Tanya Lokot, Tereza Pavlickova, Andra Siibak, and Pille Pruulmann Vengerfeldt.