Guides @ UF: Open Access Research: Scholarly Publishing

Open Access Publishing

Open Access helps:

Increase the visibility and impact of your work.
Broaden access to knowledge for researchers, practitioners, and the public.
Comply with funder and institutional requirements.

There are different ways to make your work Open Access:

Gold OA: Publishing in journals that make all content freely available, often funded by article processing charges (APCs).
Green OA: Depositing a version of your work in an open repository.
Hybrid OA: Publishing in subscription journals with an optional OA fee for individual articles.

Guides for Publishing

Looking for more in-depth guidance on publishing your research Open Access? These guides from our own and other libraries offer step-by-step advice on choosing journals, understanding copyright and licensing, and navigating the OA publishing process.

Open Access
From the University of Florida. Overview of Open Access, UF's investment in Open Access, author rights and policies, etc.
Open Access Publishing Support
From the University of California, Santa Barbara. Very well-organized publishing guide, includes various definitions and helpful tools for Open Access publishers.
Open Access at UT Austin
From the University of Texas, Austin. Easy to navigate publishing guide, includes Open Access definitions, publishing tutorials, and recommended resources.
Open Access and Scholarly Communications
From the University of North Carolina. Defines Open Access and provides multiple resources. Includes guidance on author rights, publishing, promoting, advocating, and finding Open Access works.