Mattering Press is a UK registered charity, whose charitable object is focused on advancing understandings of Science and Technology Studies via its open access books. As such, we report annually to the Charity Commisison for England and Wales, in line with our financial year, which ends annually on April the 5th. We are strongly committed...Read more| Mattering Press
Everyone will be treated with dignity and respect at Mattering Press. Bullying and harassment of any kind are in no-one’s interest and will not be tolerated in the workplace; this includes bullying or harassment of Mattering Press staff, employees or volunteers. This policy applies to all Trustees, members, volunteers and staff, including those working away from...Read more| Mattering Press
We take complaints very seriously. If you have a complaint about Mattering Press we want to hear about it and we will do our best to put it right. Our Complaints Procedure has the following goals:• To deal with complaints fairly, efficiently and effectively;• To ensure that all complaints are handled in a consistent manner...Read more| Mattering Press
Why this policy exists This policy covers serious incident reporting to the charity regulator, the Charity Commission (“the commission”), as it relates to Mattering Press. This policy provides Mattering Press with an effective and easy to follow process that closely follows the commission’s guidance. Scope This policy covers all activities of the charity and its operations. It...Read more| Mattering Press
The concept of unpaid trusteeship has been one of the defining characteristics of the charitable sector, contributing greatly to public confidence in charities. Individual Trustees should not be deterred from playing their full part because of incidental costs and trustees are entitled to have their expenses met from the funds of the charity. Expenses can...Read more| Mattering Press
1 Introduction1.1 This policy (the Policy) applies to the charity trustees of Mattering Press (the Charity) and sets out guidance and procedures for identifying, monitoring and managing actual and potential conflicts of interest. 1.2 Conflicts of interests may arise where an individual’s personal or family interests and/or loyalties conflict with those of the Charity and...Read more| Mattering Press
Mattering Press maintains the funds in its bank account at a level which would allow for a minimum of one year of ongoing activities, sufficient to cover wages and administration costs. Approved by the Mattering Press Trustees, 5th February 2025| Mattering Press
Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person’s liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain.| Mattering Press
Joe Deville, Mattering Press / Lancaster University / Open Book Collective Talk given on 17th September 2024 at the OASPA 2024 Conference, Lisbon, as part of a panel on ‘Open Access and Precarity in the Academic Landscape: Learning from the Experiences of Authors and Scholar-led Publishers’. The panel also included presentations from Dr Judith Fathallah...Read more| Mattering Press
By Ksenia Ermoshina and Francesca Musiani| Mattering Press