Benefits of Open Access |
Scholarship benefit when the broadest audience possible can access and use the latest research and creative outputs.
Open Access allows:
Research studies have shown that Open Access articles receive higher citation rates.
"We also examine the citation impact of OA articles, corroborating the so-called open-access citation advantage: accounting for age and discipline, OA articles receive 18% more citations than average, an effect driven primarily by Green and Hybrid OA." - Piwowar H, Priem J, Larivière V, Alperin JP, Matthias L, Norlander B, Farley A, West J, Haustein S. 2018. The state of OA: a large-scale analysis of the prevalence and impact of Open Access articles. PeerJ 6:e4375 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4375
Open Access allows people outside of academic institutions to access a broad range of research and creative materials.
Open Access allows:
Open Access is one way of creating more equitable access to knowledge.
Open Access can:
Types of Open Access |
Green OA publishing
Publishers allow authors to provide public access through self-archiving of either or both the pre-publication (pre-print) or published (post-print) version of their work. Authors can upload these preprints or post-prints (with publisher permission) in an institutional or disciplinary archive.
Examples: ThinkTech, arXiv.org
Gold OA publishing
Publishers make content completely open access immediately or after an embargo period. The works are accessed from the journal or publisher's website.
Examples: PLOS (Public Library of Science) and BioMed Central.
Gratis OA is information that is available free of charge, while some copyright and licensing restrictions may still apply.
Libre OA is information that is free of charge and free of most copyright and licensing restriction.
OA Organizations and Advocacy Groups |