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Open Access Initiatives

Dedicated to the expansion of Open Access globally, we have extended our policy implementation through partnership and collaboration.

Featured Initiatives

Explore the Foundation’s featured initiatives. Select each title to learn more about the Foundation’s role, contributions, and work within each initiative.

Open Access Week 2026

Join the global community to advance open access together.

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PREreview

Get or give constructive feedback on your preprint before you submit.

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Editage

Publication support for eligible Global Health grantees.

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PLOS Partnership

Publish in PLOS journals without article processing charges.

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Initiative directory

Explore the Foundation’s open access initiatives by category. Expand each section to see the partners, services, and resources grouped below.

Support and services that help grantees publish, share, and meet open access requirements.

Editage

Publication support including language editing and manuscript preparation for eligible Global Health grantees.

OA.Works

Tools and guidance to help authors find open access routes and meet funder requirements.

Gates Open Research

An open publishing platform for Gates-funded research outputs and data.

Vivli

A non-profit platform for secure, ethical sharing of clinical trial data to promote transparency and collaboration.

Protocols.io

a platform for sharing and collaborating on scientific protocols

Resources that support open licensing, permissions, and reuse rights.

Creative Commons

Open licensing frameworks widely used for scholarly outputs.

Publishing platforms and partnerships that remove paywalls and APC barriers for eligible authors.

PLOS

A nonprofit open access publishing organization. Through a partnership with PLOS, Gates-funded researchers can now publish in PLOS journals without paying article processing charges (APCs). Learn More

S2O Community of Practice

Exploring and piloting Subscribe to Open (S2O) and other sustainable OA business model alternatives.

Stanford University Press

Collaborating to publish new and existing journals through Subscribe to Open (S2O), creating a sustainable path to fee-free open access journal publishing

Collaborations with funders and coalitions to align policies and advance open science globally.

Open Research Funders Group

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cOAlition S

International consortium of research funders promoting Plan S for open access.

Preprint platforms and review services that enable early sharing and community feedback.

RR\ID

Preprint review services that support registered reports and community reviews

PREreview

Preprint review services that support registered reports and community reviews

VeriXiv

A verified preprint server, enabling the rapid availability of new research findings.

Tools and data partnerships that help track open access outputs, compliance, and impact.

OA.Works

Reporting tools for funders and institutions.

Past initiatives that reflect the Foundation’s earlier work, contributions, and areas of support.

Historical APC Spend Data

The foundation is committed to transparency of our open access and publishing fee spend. Data is available in the UCLA Dataverse repository.

Open Access Week 2026

International Open Access Week 2026 – The Cost of Knowledge. Visit Open Access Week.

Open Access Week – Gates Foundation (PDF)

Explore the Foundation’s featured initiatives and learn more about its role, contributions, and involvement in each.

PREreview

Looking for early feedback on your preprint? Want to contribute your expertise to support others in your field?

Join PREreview—a global community committed to making scholarly peer review more open, collaborative, and equitable.

At PREreview.org, you can:

We especially honor and elevate the expertise of early-career researchers and those from historically excluded communities. At PREreview, your contributions are recognized as essential to shaping a more inclusive and impactful future for science.

Be part of a movement to transform scholarly communication—join us today!

Learn more at PREreview.org.

Editage

Gates Foundation Global Health Grantees: Get Free Support to Publish Your Research

As part of an ongoing effort to support Global Health research, the Gates Foundation has partnered with Editage to offer complimentary assistance to grantees preparing their research for publication.

Eligible grantees* can access support for:

  • Manuscript writing and editing, journal selection, and end-to-end publication support
  • Statistical Analysis and Review
  • On-demand training resources and webinars

These services are fully funded by the Gates Foundation and delivered by Editage, with a focus on ethical, high-quality publication practices. Our goal is to reduce the burden on researchers and help ensure important findings are effectively shared with the global community.

Visit the website to learn more and submit your request: www.editage.com/funders/gates-foundation

PLOS Partnership

Gates-funded researchers can now publish in PLOS journals without paying article processing charges (APCs).  The Gates Foundation is proud to support PLOS with a $3.3 million grant to accelerate its transition away from traditional article processing charges (APCs). Through this three-year partnership (2025–2027), we aim to remove financial barriers for researchers we fund, allowing them to publish in any PLOS journal without incurring APCs. This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to fostering a more equitable and open publishing ecosystem that supports global access to knowledge. Learn more.