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Publishing Resources: Open Access Publishing
Resources to help with getting published
Finding & Evaluating Open Access Resources
- DOAJ This link opens in a new windowFull Text
Provides access to over 2,000 full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals from varied subject areas. The Directory of Open Access Journals includes access to journals that use a funding model that does not charge readers or their institutions for access. Journals are required to have quality controls including peer-review or editorial quality control to be included.
Additional Suggested Readings on Open Access
- Blog: The Scholarly Kitchen This link opens in a new windowThe mission of the Society for Scholarly Publishing is “[t]o advance scholarly publishing and communication, and the professional development of its members through education, collaboration, and networking.”
- Blog: Open and Shut This link opens in a new windowRichard Poynder is an independent journalist and blogger specialising in information technology, scholarly communication, professional online database services, open science, e-Science, and intellectual property. Richard takes a particular interest in the Open Access movement.
Open Access - What is it?
Think. Check. Submit.
Just like submitting your work to traditional publishers, you still need to assess and evaluate the publication source you are selecting. Use the Library's Tools for Publisher or Journal Selection to locate open access publishing opportunities. The Think. Check. Submit. campaign has a great checklist to review prior to submitting your work for publication.
Are you submitting to a trusted journal?Is it the right journal for your work?
Use our check list to assess the journal.
Only if you can answer ‘yes’ to the questions on our check list .
