Open access can be provided by commercial publishers, who may publish open access as well as subscription-based journals, or dedicated open-access publishers such as Public Library of Science …

Open access, commonly abbreviated to “OA” is usually taken to describe permanent, free, and public access to research. Open access is an increasingly popular way to publish academic and scientific …

Nov 14, 2025 · Even if you do not publish in an open-access publication (gold OA), you can still make your work available in open access through self-archiving (green OA). To find out more on where to …

Dec 8, 2025 · Open access is a publishing model for scholarly communication that makes research information available to readers at no cost, as opposed to the traditional subscription model in which …

Open access (OA) means free access to information and unrestricted use of electronic resources for everyone. Any kind of digital content can be OA, from texts and data to software, audio, video, and …

Find open access journals & articles. DOAJ is a unique and extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world, driven by a growing community, and is committed to ensuring quality …

The most commonly invoked definition of open access comes from the so-called Budapest Declaration (2002). Thus, the aim of open access is to make scholarly literature freely accessible and reusable …

A publication or other output is open access if there are no financial, legal, or technical barriers to accessing it – that is, anyone can read, download, copy, distribute, print, and re-use it, in accordance …

Open access is vital to a collaborative, inclusive and transparent world of research where quality knowledge can be shared and built upon to advance human progress.

Open access is a publishing model for scholarly communication that makes research information available to readers at no cost, as opposed to the traditional subscription model in which readers …