ACM's transition to full open access (OA) may fundamentally reshape publication practices within the SIGCHI community. However, the current state of OA adoption and the potential impact of this shift remain underexplored, which limits both scholarly understanding and informed actions. To address this gap, we conduct a large-scale bibliometric analysis of SIGCHI publications from 2001 to 2024. We document the prevalence of OA in our community and author characteristics associated with OA uptake, and assess the projected impact of the transition regarding financial cost and scholarly visibility. Our results indicate that our community is well-positioned for this shift, with fewer than 10.1% of the papers expected to incur additional OA fees. This move to OA is likely to boost citations, especially cross-community citations, but risks further marginalizing under-resourced authors. We discuss the broader implications of these findings for fostering a sustainable future for our community.
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems