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Open Access

OA simply means free-to-read.

OA is fully compatible with rigorous peer review. We publish for prestige, but we also publish to be read & cited.
OA does not necessarily mean author-pay (there are many models being tested).
OA does not imply low quality.
OA is a move away from an unsustainable journal publishing systems.
Research that shows OA articles are cited 25-250% more than toll access articles.
- As scholar, enlarge your audience/impact.
- As reader, enjoy free online access to the literature.
- As teacher, your students have free, liability-free access (fair use, course pack).

Open Access Scholarly Information Source Book (OASIS)
Alma Swan, Key Perspective Ltd.
Leslie Chan, University of Toronto

Open Access Directory wiki from Simmons College – a resource center of OA models, policies, blogs, OA journals, and more.
Know what your OA options are. Check the Directory of Open Access Journals
Selective List of Open Access and Paid Access Fees
University of California, Berkeley
*Note: The UC system has negotiated arrangements with some open access publishers regarding funding for publications by UC authors. The chart linked here indicates these arrangements, which are not available to other institutions. For example, the Springer Open Choice Open Access fee for publishing an article is normally $3000.
10 University Presses Endorse Open Access June 3, 2009.
Five Major Research Universities Endorse Compact Supporting Open-Access Journals
Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University of California at Berkeley
September 14, 2009
Durham Statement on Open Access to Legal Scholarship