**From the British Academy network of Learned Societies**

Cambridge University Press have commissioned Shift Insight to work on a major research project to explore the current state of research publishing, including open research publishing. Topics include reward and recognition, peer review and the future of open access publishing in journals and books.

This project brings together representatives from across the global community, including funders, librarians, researchers, journal publishing partners, publishers and university leaders. The results from this survey will be collated with feedback from interviews and workshops in a report, which will be publicly available later in 2025, alongside an anonymised dataset.  

The British Academy has also been feeding into this work through our Higher Education and Research Policy team, as well as through our Open Access Advisory Group. 

We and CUP would be extremely grateful if you would consider completing the survey (link below) to help ensure that the views of linguists are reflected.

The survey is live from 11am this morning and closes at 11:30pm BST on Sunday 15 June 2025. To have your say, please click the link below and complete the survey:  

https://online1.snapsurveys.com/6serys?ID.name=britishacademy 

It should take approximately 15 minutes to complete, based on testing. As a thank you for your time, you will be entered into a prize draw to win one of three prizes of up to £150. Responses will be anonymous, and personal details will be kept strictly confidential. 

If you have any further questions about the research, please contact Natalie at Shift Insights on natalie.piper@shift-insight.co.uk .