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May 18, 2005
Publishing model
According to the Association of Research Libraries,
open access “refers to
works that are created with no expectation of direct monetary
return and made available at no cost to the reader on the public
internet for purposes of education and research."
While open access publications are intended to be
free for readers, they are not free for producers. Open
access challenges the traditional subscription-based publishing model
by offering an alternative -- an article processing fee. Instead of
charging subscribers, the open access publishers cover the cost of
peer review and publication by charging authors, or research sponsors,
for each article they publish, which can be paid by authors or via
their institution's membership.
More on
open access publishing model:
BioMed
Central: Power Point Slide Presentations
Two downloadable power point slide presentations outlining the
basic principles of open access publishing model.
PLoS:
Publishing model
The key points of open access
publishing model outlined at the Public Library of Science's website.
Copyright
The
authors, who publish in open access journals, retain the copyright to their articles. They can grant the
right to disseminate their articles to anyone.
More on
open access copyright:
BioMed
Central: About copyright
BioMed
Central copyright and license agreement
PLoS:
License
