The conference report provides an overview of all the presentation and sessions and distils the key messages into four points:
Open access for monographs is not only possible but necessary if we want to be able to innovate, to communicate and disseminate humanities and social science research widely, and to build a sustainable future for the monograph
Effective quality assurance is key to the successful adoption of OA publishing
Collaboration throughout the supply chain and across national boundaries will be required
We must be flexible and willing to accommodate innovative models, not only to sustain the monograph, but for peer review, impact and reputation.
The report also provides recommendations for consideration by all those involved in scholarly monograph publishing which we hope will help us all collaborate.