For what it’s worth – the open peer review landscape
Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold, first, to discuss the current and future issues around post-publication open peer review. Second, to highlight som...
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Funding models for Open Access digital data repositories
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine funding models for Open Access (OA) digital data repositories whose costs are not wholly core funded. Whilst suc...
The quandary between communication and certification
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand individual academics’ perception, attitudes and participation in Open Access Publishing and open scholarship ...
Barriers to Open Access uptake for researchers in Africa
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent of visibility of researchers in African countries, in the Open Access (OA) arena and aims to identify...
Open Access publishing and scholarly communications in non-scientific disciplines
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the current state of debates surrounding Open Access (OA) in non-STEM disciplines. Design/methodo...
Opening Access to collections: the making and using of open digitised cultural content
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to situate the activity of digitisation to increase access to cultural and heritage content alongside the objectives of the...
Open Access Publishing, academic research and scholarly communication
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the difference between Open Access and accessibility, to argue that accessibility is the most crucial feature, a...