Advantages of Open Access
- Open Access Citation Advantage ServiceA list of studies examining whether publishing in Open Access journals gives authors a citation advantage.
- Open Access for Impact: How Michael Nielsen Reached 3.5M ReadersThe book, "Neural Networks and Deep Learning" was released chapter by chapter on the internet as Nielsen, a quantum physicist wrote it. He released it that way as an exercise in Open Access. Read about his experience and impact.
BMC. 2007. Benefits of Open Access
Benefits to Faculty and Universities
- Open Access means the articles are free and immediately available.
- Studies show that there is a definitive correlation between Open Access and an increase in citations.
- Open Access drives innovation allowing others to find current research and build on it without having to go through paywalls and interlibrary loan.
- Open Access increases visibility of research.
- Open Access means that authors do not sign away their copyright.
- Open Access means that collaboration can happen on a greater scale.
Benefits
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