We are delighted to share the news that the OASIS database now holds over 2,000 summaries in 26 languages, including British and American Sign Languages! A MASSIVE thank you to everyone who has contributed to and/or supported the OASIS initiative over the past few years. Without your involvement, this milestone would not have been possible.

We plan to expand the scope of OASIS even further and would love to receive summaries of published articles from all domains of language-related research. We are seeking new (no-cost) partnerships with journals, organisations, and professional associations to support research accessibility and evidence-informed thinking and practice for those working in language-related roles.

What is OASIS? The OASIS database (https://oasis-database.org) makes language-related research freely available and accessible to diverse audiences. OASIS summaries are one-page, non-technical descriptions of peer-reviewed journal articles in the area of language studies. Each summary includes what the study was about, why it is important, what the researcher(s) did, and what the study found.

We have over 2,000 summaries on a huge range of topics, including: multilingualism; intercultural competence; home, heritage, and community languages; language policy; motivation; content and language integrated learning; curriculum design; sign languages; assessment; translanguaging; second language acquisition; self-efficacy; and many other topics! There have been over 75,565 downloads of summaries.

Each week, more summaries are added, and links to them are distributed to those signed up (for free) to the OASIS alerts (https://subscriptions.oasis-database.org/). Sign-ups can be personalised to specific research interests or set to include all the new summaries for each week.

How does OASIS work? Currently, a number of journals (https://oasis-database.org/journals) encourage or require authors of newly accepted articles to write an accessible summary of their work, including Foreign Language Annals; International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism; Journal of Language, Identity and Education; Language Learning; Studies in Second Language Acquisition; TESOL Quarterly; and The Modern Language Journal. This regular support from journals provides a steady stream of new summaries, up-to-date content, and a sustainable, author- and journal-driven practice. By establishing a culture of systematic production and dissemination of non-technical, open summaries, research is made more accessible, physically and conceptually, to people within and beyond academia.

What is next? The OASIS resource is developed and disseminated through collaboration with a range of prominent professional organisations (https://oasis-database.org/about) and journals (https://oasis-database.org/journals) in language-related fields. However, there remains great scope for extending the reach and increasing the visibility of OASIS summaries.

How can you help? There are several ways in which you could help support OASIS, including:
- Subscribing (https://subscriptions.oasis-database.org/) to the weekly (personalisable) email alert about new summaries.
- Encouraging your colleagues and collaborators to subscribe as well.
- Writing summaries of your own or other authors’ journal articles.
- Writing to journals that you read or publish with to encourage them to partner with OASIS and offer accessible summaries to accompany their publications.
- Following us on X/Twitter @OASIS_Database.
- Adding a link to OASIS on the resources or research page on your website or on your institution’s pages.
- Providing a short statement of support to put on our website.

If you are interested in supporting our work, or have any queries, comments, or feedback, please feel free to contact us at [email protected].

Best wishes,
The Open Accessible Summaries in Language Studies (OASIS) Team
(https://oasis-database.org/about)

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