Join us during Open Access Week – an annual week highlighting the global movement to make scholarly research openly available. Malmö University Library celebrates the week with a series of events on October 19–23. Welcome!

Read more about the initiative Open Access Week

What do you know about open access? 

Test your Open Access knowledge with our trivia trail!

All week at Orkanen Library. Ready to stretch your legs and your brain? Welcome to Malmö University Library for a short quiz walk where you can test your knowledge of open access.

We are announcing the lucky winner live on Instagram (@malmo_uni_lib) on Friday, October 23, at 15.00. A mystery prize is waiting at the information desk – will your name be on it?

The quiz walk is open to all, so come by and challenge yourself!

19 October, 16.00–17.00 in C528 | We are kicking off Open Access Week 2026 with a presentation on the current state of open access publishing at Malmö University. We’ll also hear from Rathi Ramji (who is an Editorial Board Member at BMC Public Health) , Anna Wärnsby (former editor of "Educare") and Magdalena Ulceluşe (editor of "Current Issues in Migration Research") on what it's like to work with university-run open access journals.

20 October, 9.00–9.20, online via Zoom | There are several ways to publish with open access. In this session, we will explain, among other things, the University's agreements with publishers that cover pre-paid publication charges, as well as how the University's publication fund works. We will also demonstrate the new Open Journal Finder, where you can search for journals included in these agreements or eligible for funding through the publication fund.

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21 October, 15.30–16.30 at Orkanen Library | Malmö University Press marks Open Access Week by showcasing recent publications from Malmö University’s own publishing house. In addition, Jonas Alwall (Head of Unit/Senior Lecturer at the Department of Urban Studies) and Annika Hellman (Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at the Department of Culture, Language and Media) will present their book "Nordiska Rhizom", published in 2026 by Malmö University Press.

22 October, 13.00–14.00 in C527 | Keep your ORCID profile up to date and linked to your Scopus ID and Web of Science ID to ensure your open access publications are accessible and maximally discoverable. Scopus and Web of Science IDs can only be created if you have at least one publication in the respective database.

23 September, 15.00 | The winner of our open access quiz walk will be announced online via the library’s Instagram account (@malmo_uni_lib). The winner will be contacted by email, and the prize can be collected at the Orkanen Library information desk.