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Introduction to Open Access.

This is an Introduction to Open Access course that presents the theoretical origins of Open Access.

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Mapping Open Knowledge Institutions: An Exploratory Analysis of Australian Universities | Chun-Kai (Karl) Huang et al. | PeerJ, 9, 2021

Organizations

Basics, Country Spotlights and Cross-Country Comparisons

Mapping Open Knowledge Institutions: An Exploratory Analysis of Australian Universities | Chun-Kai (Karl) Huang et al. | PeerJ, 9, 2021

Pablo Markin

May 18, 2021

Decolonizing Open Access in Development Research: Journal Open Access and Plan S: Solving Problems or Shifting Burdens? | Shina Caroline Lynn Kamerlin et al. | Development and Change, Wiley, 2021

Mandates

Basics, Open Access Policies and their Implementation

Decolonizing Open Access in Development Research: Journal Open Access and Plan S: Solving Problems or Shifting Burdens? | Shina Caroline Lynn Kamerlin et al. | Development and Change, Wiley, 2021

Pablo Markin

Apr 23, 2021

Basics, Country Spotlights and Cross-Country Comparisons

The OA Diamond Journals Study. Part 1: Findings | Jeroen Bosman, Jan Erik Frantsvåg, Bianca Kramer, Pierre-Carl Langlais, Vanessa Proudman | Science Europe, cOAlition S, March 2021

Pablo Markin

Mar 15, 2021

Transformative Agreements

Basics

Transformative Agreements: Do They Pave the Way to Open Access? | Ángel Borrego , Lluís Anglada and Ernest Abadal | Learned Publishing, 12 November 2020

Pablo Markin

Dec 07, 2020

The Adoption of Article Processing Charges as a Business Model by Brazilian Open Access Journals | Andre Luiz Appel and Sarita Albagli | Transinformação, 31, Apr 4, 2019

Business Models Article Processing Charges

Basics, Country Spotlights and Cross-Country Comparisons

The Adoption of Article Processing Charges as a Business Model by Brazilian Open Access Journals | Andre Luiz Appel and Sarita Albagli | Transinformação, 31, Apr 4, 2019

Pablo Markin

Oct 13, 2020

Gold Open Access Growth Fails to Offset Declines in Green Open Access in a Reflection of Sustainability Dilemmas

Green Open Access Gold Open Access

Basics, News, Open Access Policies and their Implementation

Gold Open Access Growth Fails to Offset Declines in Green Open Access in a Reflection of Sustainability Dilemmas

Pablo Markin

Sep 22, 2020

Basics, News, Open Science and Open Research Guidelines

Open Science, Communal Culture, and Women’s Participation in the Movement to Improve Science | Mary C. Murphy et al. | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, September, 2020

Pablo Markin

Sep 17, 2020

The Pricing of Open Access Journals: Diverse Niches and Sources of Value in Academic Publishing | Kyle Siler and Koen Frenken | Quantitative Science Studies 1(1), February 20, 2020

Article Processing Charges

Basics, News, Open Access Business Models

The Pricing of Open Access Journals: Diverse Niches and Sources of Value in Academic Publishing | Kyle Siler and Koen Frenken | Quantitative Science Studies 1(1), February 20, 2020

Pablo Markin

Sep 16, 2020

Basics

Open and Equitable Scholarly Communications: Creating a More Inclusive Future | Nancy Maron et al. | Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc., 111, June 2019

Pablo Markin

Aug 21, 2020

Open Science for Responsible Innovation in Australia: Understanding the Expectations and Priorities of Scientists and Researchers | Justine Lacey et al. | Journal of Responsible Innovation, August 6, 2020

Organizations

Basics

Open Science for Responsible Innovation in Australia: Understanding the Expectations and Priorities of Scientists and Researchers | Justine Lacey et al. | Journal of Responsible Innovation, August 6, 2020

Pablo Markin

Aug 13, 2020

Open Access Models, Demand-Side Market Dynamics and Transformational Agreements

Green Open Access Gold Open Access Transformative Agreements

Basics, Open Access Business Models

Open Access Models, Demand-Side Market Dynamics and Transformational Agreements

Pablo Markin

Jul 29, 2020

Article Processing Charges

Basics

Stony Brook University Author Perspectives on Article Processing Charges | Victoria Pilato and Clara Y. Tran | Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 8, 2020

Pablo Markin

Jul 24, 2020

Academic Books and Open Access: A Conversation with Charles Watkinson

Books

Basics

Academic Books and Open Access: A Conversation with Charles Watkinson

Pablo Markin

Jul 24, 2020

Open Access in Theory and Practice | Stephen Pinfield et al. | Routledge, 8 July 2020

Organizations

Basics, News

Open Access in Theory and Practice | Stephen Pinfield et al. | Routledge, 8 July 2020

Pablo Markin

Jul 13, 2020

Universities

Basics, Players, News, Market Research on Open Access

Open Access Uptake by Universities Worldwide | Nicolas Robinson-Garcia, Rodrigo Costas and Thed N. van Leeuwen | PeerJ, 8:e9410, 1-20. July 8, 2020.

Pablo Markin

Jul 10, 2020

Revistas Científicas: Oligopolio y Acceso Abierto | Lucas Jorge Luchilo | Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad, nº 40, vol. 14, Febrero de 2019, pág. 41-79.

Journals

Basics, Players, Acceso Abierto en América Latina

Revistas Científicas: Oligopolio y Acceso Abierto | Lucas Jorge Luchilo | Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad, nº 40, vol. 14, Febrero de 2019, pág. 41-79.

Pablo Markin

Jun 30, 2020

Basics, Advocacy, Deutschsprachiger Open-Access-Raum

Grundlagen für die Entwicklung einer Open Scholarship-Strategie | Tobias Steiner | SocArXiv Papers, February 17, 2019, 1-55.

Pablo Markin

Jun 30, 2020

The Benefits of Open Science and Open Access for Academic Disciplines: Learning from Case Studies in Open Research

Universities

Basics, Disciplines, News, Open Access Case Studies

The Benefits of Open Science and Open Access for Academic Disciplines: Learning from Case Studies in Open Research

Pablo Markin

Jun 29, 2020

The European Commission Looks Back at its Past Open Access Mandate and Charts a Path Forward

European Union

Basics, Advocacy, News, Open Access Policies and their Implementation

The European Commission Looks Back at its Past Open Access Mandate and Charts a Path Forward

Pablo Markin

Jun 22, 2020

Decrypting the Big Deal Landscape: Follow-up of the 2019 EUA Big Deals Survey Report | Lennart Stoy, Rita Morais and Lidia Borrell-Damián | European University Association, October 2019

Transformative Agreements

Basics, News

Decrypting the Big Deal Landscape: Follow-up of the 2019 EUA Big Deals Survey Report | Lennart Stoy, Rita Morais and Lidia Borrell-Damián | European University Association, October 2019

Pablo Markin

Jun 09, 2020

Open Research Community

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Introduction to Open Access.

Latest Content

Mapping Open Knowledge Institutions: An Exploratory Analysis of Australian Universities | Chun-Kai (Karl) Huang et al. | PeerJ, 9, 2021

Decolonizing Open Access in Development Research: Journal Open Access and Plan S: Solving Problems or Shifting Burdens? | Shina Caroline Lynn Kamerlin et al. | Development and Change, Wiley, 2021

The OA Diamond Journals Study. Part 1: Findings | Jeroen Bosman, Jan Erik Frantsvåg, Bianca Kramer, Pierre-Carl Langlais, Vanessa Proudman | Science Europe, cOAlition S, March 2021

Transformative Agreements: Do They Pave the Way to Open Access? | Ángel Borrego , Lluís Anglada and Ernest Abadal | Learned Publishing, 12 November 2020

The Adoption of Article Processing Charges as a Business Model by Brazilian Open Access Journals | Andre Luiz Appel and Sarita Albagli | Transinformação, 31, Apr 4, 2019

Gold Open Access Growth Fails to Offset Declines in Green Open Access in a Reflection of Sustainability Dilemmas

Open Science, Communal Culture, and Women’s Participation in the Movement to Improve Science | Mary C. Murphy et al. | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, September, 2020

The Pricing of Open Access Journals: Diverse Niches and Sources of Value in Academic Publishing | Kyle Siler and Koen Frenken | Quantitative Science Studies 1(1), February 20, 2020

Open and Equitable Scholarly Communications: Creating a More Inclusive Future | Nancy Maron et al. | Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc., 111, June 2019

Open Science for Responsible Innovation in Australia: Understanding the Expectations and Priorities of Scientists and Researchers | Justine Lacey et al. | Journal of Responsible Innovation, August 6, 2020

Open Access Models, Demand-Side Market Dynamics and Transformational Agreements

Stony Brook University Author Perspectives on Article Processing Charges | Victoria Pilato and Clara Y. Tran | Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 8, 2020

Academic Books and Open Access: A Conversation with Charles Watkinson

Open Access in Theory and Practice | Stephen Pinfield et al. | Routledge, 8 July 2020

Open Access Uptake by Universities Worldwide | Nicolas Robinson-Garcia, Rodrigo Costas and Thed N. van Leeuwen | PeerJ, 8:e9410, 1-20. July 8, 2020.

Revistas Científicas: Oligopolio y Acceso Abierto | Lucas Jorge Luchilo | Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad, nº 40, vol. 14, Febrero de 2019, pág. 41-79.

Grundlagen für die Entwicklung einer Open Scholarship-Strategie | Tobias Steiner | SocArXiv Papers, February 17, 2019, 1-55.

The Benefits of Open Science and Open Access for Academic Disciplines: Learning from Case Studies in Open Research

The European Commission Looks Back at its Past Open Access Mandate and Charts a Path Forward

Decrypting the Big Deal Landscape: Follow-up of the 2019 EUA Big Deals Survey Report | Lennart Stoy, Rita Morais and Lidia Borrell-Damián | European University Association, October 2019

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