| Heather Joseph | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Open access activists |
Heather Joseph is a United States-based advocate for open access and particularly academic journal publishing reform. She is the executive director of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and a member of the PLOS Board of Directors.[1]
In the late 1990s, Joseph was the editor of Molecular Biology of the Cell.[2] In August 2000, Joseph was appointed president and COO of BioOne. In this role, Joseph led the non-profit start-up enterprise's business, operational, administrative, and strategic development.[3]
Joseph encourages scientists to encourage their publications to get the broadest readership possible by discussing publishing options with research institutions, scientific societies, and the government.[2]
She advocates for the passing of the Federal Research Public Access Act.[4]
She is one of the organizers of Access2Research.[5]
In December 2020, the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) recognized her accomplishments "as a leader in the open access movement" by selecting Joseph for the 2021 Miles Conrad Award.[6]