# Size Matters: Why Scale is the Key Ingredient for OA Publishers (recording available)

**URL:** <https://forum.edch.eu/t/size-matters-why-scale-is-the-key-ingredient-for-oa-publishers-recording-available/474>\
**Category:** Event\
**Tags:** future, competition, ai\
**Created:** [24 July 2025 14:12 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/size-matters-why-scale-is-the-key-ingredient-for-oa-publishers-recording-available/474 "2025-07-24T14:12:44Z")\
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# Size Matters: Why Scale is the Key Ingredient for OA Publishers

_[Part of the Open Divide 2025/2026 lecture series](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics/422)_

**Registration:** [for Uni.LU](https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/rbf8c77dba4ffd018b30c5c5bc08511d1)  
**[Arend Küster](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arendjk)**, Director of CSIRO Publishing, Australia

This talk explores how Open Access challenges small publishers to scale, optimize workflows, and adopt AI to stay competitive.

> **Size Matters: Why Scale is the Key Ingredient for OA Publishers**
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> **Starts:** 24 September 2025 17:00 (Europe/Paris)\
> **Ends:** 24 September 2025 18:00 (Europe/Paris)\
> **Location:** https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/rbf8c77dba4ffd018b30c5c5bc08511d1
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> This talk explores how Open Access challenges small publishers to scale, optimize workflows, and adopt AI to stay competitive.

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The recording is available here:

> **[Does scale matter? Personal reflections on Open Access from different...](https://av.tib.eu/media/71692)**
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> This talk will look into the specific challenges smaller publishers face when they need to achieve scale and global reach to remain competitive. With a growing global market for research papers, everyone will have to target new markets and adapt...