Source: Open Access models for publication of articles in scientific journals (www.swiss-academies.ch)
What’s the meaning of Open Access?
Missing licenses for scientific journal are time and time proving to be an obstacle to the fast and easy access to research results. This not only hinders the dissemination of knowledge but also the creation of further research. Open Access means the cost free availability of scientific articles for all those interested through the internet. The leading idea behind Open access is, that publicly funded research is also a public good. Two different roads are considered to achieve this ambitious goal:
a) The so called Green Road: Authors still publish in the established, peer reviewed journals but retain the right to self-archive a copy of their article (pre-print or post-print) from their publishers. In the case of the University of St. Gallen this is done through the university’s repository; The Alexandria platform for researchers and EDIS for dissertations. It has to be kept in mind that the right to self-archive has to be specifically obtained and confirmed by the publisher. The Author Addendum is a tool to do this.
b) The so called Gold Road: Authors publish their research directly in Open Access Journals. These journals are characterized by the facts that:
I. They do not have subscription fees.
II. Free access is provided online.
III. Often so called APCs have to be paid when publishing.
IV. The copyright for articles remains with the authors.
The university’s publication fund is providing the APCs on a case by case basis.
Further Information:
Open Access sources can be identified by the following symbol:
