The open access movement began in an effort to "realize the vision of a global and accessible representation of knowledge" (see the Berlin Declaration). Publishing open access means making your research available and accessible to all by providing free access to readers. One of the primary benefits of publishing open access is increasing your research's visibility and reuse.
Publishing your journal with the LibraryPress@UF means your work will be open access. As a library publisher, we are committed to supporting our academic community and our open access mission. The Library Publishing Coalition defines library publishing as the set of activities led by academic and research libraries and library consortia to support the creation, dissemination, and curation of scholarly, creative, and/or educational works. For more information about the LibraryPress@UF and what we offer, visit the main LibraryPress@UF website.
You'll see three colors commonly mentioned in discussions of open access: green, gold, and bronze. There's also diamond!
See details of variations of Open Access in How Open Is It? Open Access Spectrum vers. 2.0 by SPARC and PLoS (2014).
Have you received an email soliciting manuscripts or offering an editorial board position from a publisher you have never heard of before? The journal may have a great sounding name and you may recognize some prominent names already listed on the editorial board.
Unfortunately, it may be from an unscrupulous publisher whose main goal is to publish as many papers as possible while exacting high publication charges (article processing fees) while providing minimal if any peer review and exposure. Some of the people on the editorial board may not even know they have been listed or may be trying unsuccessfully to have their name removed. The fact that manuscripts require publication fees may be buried in the fine print or communicated only after acceptance of the manuscript. There have even been reports of flawed manuscripts being published despite the author’s objections.
Unfortunately, a few disreputable OA publishers reinforce the persistent myth that all open access (OA) journals are low quality and have no peer review. In fact, rigorously peer reviewed OA journals with respectable journal impact factors now exist in many disciplines. If you have any questions about a publisher solicitation, feel free to contact your library subject specialist or the Scholarly Communications Librarian.
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