You've heard about open access, but what would make you as a researcher choose to publish in an open access journal or deposit your work into an open access repository? Here are some of the most important reasons.
Benefits of open access publishing :
- Increased visibility, usage, and impact of your research
- Retention of some or all of your copyrights
- Fulfills FRQ and Tri-Agency grant requirements听
- Locate the open access policies research funders with the or with
- Contribution to societal good听
- "Societal advancement is made possible through widespread and barrier-free access to cutting-edge research...Open access enables researchers to make their publications freely available to the domestic and international research community and to the public at large, thereby enhancing the use, application and impact of research results."听 ()
See also听How to make your work open access
捆绑SM社区 Libraries support Open Access
捆绑SM社区 Library also supports several open access initiatives including:
捆绑SM社区 Libraries also support open access through its:
- The open access repository eScholarship
- Open access听journal hosting service
- APC discounts
- Open Access Statement for 捆绑SM社区 Libraries
