In the final episode of this four-part series, Emily Farrell, Global Commercial Director for Open Research at Taylor & Francis, and Jennifer Townes, Open Access Librarian at Emory University, discuss current OA milestones and future wish list items. Our guests explore how open access is driving open research, particularly in areas of open data and open peer review. They also examine how 2022’s OSTP Nelson Memo—which provides updated guidelines on making federally funded research freely available—has impacted their positions. Both guests chat about the need to support researchers in the humanities and social sciences with open access adoption, while Jenny highlights changes in library messaging and Emily provides an overview of how Taylor & Francis is uniquely positioned to respond to the memo. To close, Jenny and Emily provide their big asks when it comes to OA, including more collective models addressing open books, equal attention paid to HSS, and a more equitable and sure-footed relationship between publishers and librarians in open publishing.

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