The What’s, How’s and Why’s of ‘Open Access’
The What’s, How’s andWhy’s of ‘Open Access’
$22,126.00
Open Access
$14,384.00
$12,525.60
Some sample 2008 journal prices…
Yikes!
What?
“Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online,free of charge, and free of most copyright andlicensing restrictions.”-Peter Suber
Open Access
Two complementary strategies to achieveopen access:
1. Publish in an Open Access journal2. Publish in a conventional journal anddeposit a copy of the published paper inan open access archive.
How?-pay for dissemination, not access
Open Access
Open Access journals-author-pays, subsidized, advertisements,society membership fees-or, some combination or variation of above.
How?Open Access
Open Access repositories-institutional or disciplinary(If the journal has a self-archiving policy)
How?Open Access
Why?
Widen dissemination, accelerate research,enrich education, share learning among rich &poor nations, enhance return on taxpayerinvestment in research, reduce the overall costsof scholarly publishing.
Open Access