MIT Press adds Goldsmiths Press books to Direct to Open platform

The Direct to Open partnership with Goldsmiths Press broadens access to boundary-pushing scholarship and fosters an open, collaborative model of academic publishing

2025-06-12

(Press-News.org) The MIT Press is proud to announce that it will be adding Goldsmiths Press books to its open access platform, Direct to Open (D2O), starting in 2026. The partnership expands the offerings freely available through D2O, and furthers both press’ missions in building a more open and accessible future for academic publishing.

Launched in 2021, D2O is the MIT Press’s bold, innovative framework for open access monographs that shifts publishing from a solely market-based purchase model where individuals and libraries buy single eBooks, to a collaborative, library-supported open access model.

Goldsmiths Press—which is housed at Goldsmiths, University of London—produces works that cut across disciplinary boundaries and blur the distinctions between theory, practice, fiction, and non-fiction, aiming to revive and regenerate the traditions and values of university press publishing through innovative use of print and digital media. MIT Press has distributed Goldsmiths Press titles since its launch in 2016.

“We are delighted to join MIT Press’s innovative and important D2O program,” said Sarah Kember, Director of Goldsmiths Press. “By fostering cross-institutional collaboration, this will do even more to promote a sustainable and ethical future for open access publishing.”

“We’re honored to expand our relationship with Goldsmiths Press through our Direct to Open platform,” said Amy Brand, Director and Publisher of the MIT Press. “Like the MIT Press, Goldsmiths has a deep passion for open access publishing, and we are proud to work with such a like-minded partner to push scholarly publishing in a more ethical and equitable direction.”

With Goldsmiths’ involvement in 2026, D2O will feature multiple package options, combining content from both the MIT Press, Goldsmiths, and Duke University Press. Participating institutions will have the opportunity to support each press individually, providing flexibility for libraries while fostering collective impact.

For details on how your institution might participate in or support Direct to Open, please visit mitpress.mit.edu/D2O or contact the MIT Press library relations team at mitp-library-relations@mit.edu.

About the MIT Press

Established in 1962, the MIT Press is one of the largest and most distinguished university presses in the world and a leading publisher of books and journals at the intersection of science, technology, art, social science, and design.

About Goldsmiths Press

Launched in 2016, Goldsmiths Press aims to intervene at all levels of publishing and push back against commercial and audit-driven constraints on scholarly communication. It is housed at Goldsmiths, University of London in the UK.

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