Open access (OA) has become an established part of the research ecosystem. As OA has scaled, diversified and become embedded in scholarly communications, an important question remains: do the advantages associated with gold open access still persist, or has the growth of OA led to a normalisation of outcomes? 

Join us on 23 September 2026 for a webinar exploring the findings of Springer Nature's new white paper, From Access to Impact: How open access shapes research reach, citations, and global visibility. It examines the reach and impact of more than 200,000 articles published in 1,812 hybrid journals and also looks at engagement in low- and lower-middle-income countries, and the acceleration of the dissemination of research. 

During this webinar, we will share key findings from the white paper and discuss what they mean for institutions, funders, policy makers, libraries and researchers seeking to maximise the value and impact of research. 

What you'll learn 

• Whether the gold OA advantage persists in today's mature OA ecosystem 
• How gold OA compares with green OA and non-OA publishing
• What these findings mean for stakeholders seeking to maximise research impact

Webinar details 

From Access to Impact: Does the gold open access advantage persist? 
📅 Wednesday 23 September 
⏰ 4:00 – 5:00 PM CET | 10:00 – 11:00 AM EST 
👉 Register here  

Presenter: Jess Monaghan, Director - Policy and Performance, Open Access, Springer Nature 
With contributions from: David Stuart, Independent Information Professional, author of From Access to Impact 

We look forward to seeing you there. 

Can't join us live? 
No problem. The webinar will be recorded and made available to everyone who registers for the event so that you can watch it at your convenience.