L2O Webinar on June 15, 2026

EMS Press invites librarians, editors, researchers and others interested in scholarly publishing to join a webinar on Launch to Open (L2O).

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Webinar title: Launch to Open: A community-driven path to OA

When: 15:00 CEST, 15th June 2026

Where: EMS Zoom (registration required for Zoom link)

Summary

Launch to Open is a new approach to open access publishing, designed to combine full transparency with long-term sustainability and a strong commitment to community-led scholarship. In this webinar, EMS Press CEO André Gaul, Foundations of Computational Mathematics Editor-in-Chief Markus Bachmayr, and Archiv der Mathematik Managing Editor Gabriele Nebe will share the story behind the model.

Together, they will explore why Launch to Open was created, how it works, and why the journals involved chose to move away from a commercial publisher toward a community-based alternative. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the model, the journals it supports, and the broader role it could play in the future of open access publishing, with time for questions at the end.

Structure

15:00 - 15:05 Introduction

15:05 - 15:15 L2O overview and benefits

15:15 - 15:25 FoCM case study

15:25 - 15:35 AdM case study

15:35 - 15:45 Prepared questions and discussion

15:45 - 15:55 Audience Q&A

15:55 - 16:00 Thanks and close

Registration

Participation is free, but registration is required.

Register for the webinar here: https://forms.gle/rJVZTYLUYoXeviR98

The Zoom link will be sent to registered participants before the event.

Further L2O info

For further background, you can also read the EMS Press announcement introducing Launch to Open or visit the L2O main page.