Goldsmiths Press books to feature on MIT open access platform
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Books from Goldsmiths Press will be shared on an innovative open access platform run by the MIT Press, one of the world’s leading university presses.
The works from the university press housed at Goldsmiths will be added to the Direct to Open (D2O) platform which looks to shift publishing from a market-based purchase model to a collaborative, library-supported open access model.
The partnership from 2026 expands the offerings freely available through D2O, and furthers both presses’ missions in building a more open and accessible future for academic publishing.
Sarah Kember, Director of Goldsmiths Press, said: “We are delighted to join MIT Press’s innovative and important D2O programme. By fostering cross-institutional collaboration, this will do even more to promote a sustainable and ethical future for open access publishing.”
Amy Brand, Director and Publisher of the MIT Press said: “We’re honored to expand our relationship with Goldsmiths Press through our Direct to Open platform.
Like the MIT Press, Goldsmiths has a deep passion for open access publishing, and we are proud to work with such a like-minded partner to push scholarly publishing in a more ethical and equitable direction.
Amy Brand, Director and Publisher of the MIT Press
Established in 1962, the MIT Press is one of the largest and most distinguished university presses in the world and a leading publisher of books and journals at the intersection of science, technology, art, social science, and design.
With Goldsmiths’ involvement in 2026, D2O will feature multiple package options, combining content from both the MIT Press, Goldsmiths, and Duke University Press. Participating institutions will have the opportunity to support each press individually, providing flexibility for libraries while fostering collective impact.
Launched in 2016, Goldsmiths Press aims to intervene at all levels of publishing and push back against commercial and audit-driven constraints on scholarly communication
Recent highlights include the shortlisting of Schrödinger’s Wife (And Other Possibilities), by Pippa Goldschmidt, in the Best Collection category of the British Science Fiction Association Awards. The shortlisted book was publish on Goldsmiths Press imprint Gold SF, which is dedicated to discovering and publishing new intersectional feminist science fiction, promoting voices that answer to the unprecedented times in which we find ourselves, and orientated towards to social, economic, and environmental justice.