Open access
Free, online access to peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, research reports and theses for research and teaching purposes
Supplementary to traditional publication
Provided via:
Open access repositories or
Open access journals
What it is not
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It is not self-publishing
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It does NOT by-pass peer review
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Does not affect current research publication processes – it is not a replacement for journals
Useful introductions to open access
An excellent
overview of open access is provided by Peter Suber
JISC briefing paper
Open access helps the developing world
Universities UK has published a
policy briefing on open access