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Chealsye Bowley, Scholarly Communication LibrarianTexas Woman’s University Libraries
An Introduction to
Open Access
About me
Chealsye BowleyScholarly Communication Librarian
- Education + training- Copyright consultations- Finding an Open Access journal- Data management plans
Contact: [email protected] Phone: (940) 898-3747Office: Library 308A
What is Open Access?
Free, online, immediate availability of research articles
+ with full re-use rights
Creative Commons Licenses
Benefits
- Your research is more discoverable- Potential higher citation count- Rapid publication- Authors keep their copyright
Bonus: Help research access for all
CC-BY John R. McKiernan, whyopenresearch.org
Increase your visibility
CC-BY John R. McKiernan, whyopenresearch.org
Get more funding
CC-BY John R. McKiernan, whyopenresearch.org
Reduce publishing costs
CC-BY John R. McKiernan, whyopenresearch.org
Publish where you want
CC-BY John R. McKiernan, whyopenresearch.org
whyopenresearch.org
An Open Access, successful academic career is possible.
Open Access Concerns
- Article Processing Charge (APC) - Impact Factor
CC-BY John R. McKiernan, whyopenresearch.org
Myth #1
Publishing Open Access is the only Open Access
OA: Two Ways
or
Publish Open Access
Archive Your Research
Myth #2
You’re paying to publish
It’s a different funding model.
Open Access is not vanity publishing.
Publishing costs.
The APC business model shifts the cost. Rather than subscriptions that only gives access to the subscriber, Open Access gives access to all.
Myth #3
All Open Access Journals charge fees
60%of Open Access journals listed in doaj.org do not have an APC
openlibhums.org
Myth #4
Open Access Journals are low in quality
Open Access journals have the same standards of peer review, copyright, quality, prestige, and research impact.
Finding a suitable OA journal
1. Browse the Directory of Open Access journals
2. Use the Cofactor Journal Selector Tool
3. Ask mentors, colleagues, and librarians
doaj.org
cofactorscience.com/journal-selector
Archive your research: Go Green
Negotiate your agreements
Author addendum: sparc.arl.org/resources/authors/addendum
Copyright + Your Rights
Learn more about copyright and your author’s rights at the Copyright + Your Rights workshop next week!
Tuesday, 3/29
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Library Lecture Hall Room #101
Questions?
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Upcoming Workshops
Copyright + Your Rights 3/29
Measuring Impact: Impact Factor, h-index, and altmetrics 4/5
Research Data Management + Sharing 4/12
Further Info
Library Guide: libguides.twu.edu/oaWhy Open Research?: whyopenresearch.org
Can’t attend a workshop? Got further questions?Get in touch!
[email protected] | @chealsye
Slides inspired by Brianna Marshall, “Introduction to Open Research” CC-BY - bit.ly/1UKYaQ5
