Open Access
What is Open Access?
Open Access, as defined by the Budapest Open Access Initiative , is the free of charge, immediate...
Is publishing in an Open Access journal the only way to do Open Access?
No. Publishing in a (pay-to-publish or free-to-publish) Open Access journal constitutes the Gold...
An Open Access journal has invited me to publish in their journal. How do I know it's a trustworthy publisher?
With the development of OA, parasitic or « predatory » OA journals have started to exploit the « ...
Can I publish my monograph in Open Access?
Yes. Though article OA is well developed, monograph OA is still in its infancy and practices are...
Do Open Access mandates limit academic freedom?
The Encyclopaedia Britannica defines academic freedom as "the freedom of teachers and students to...
Can I deposit my old publications in SERVAL?
In principle, yes, but you must first check which rights you've transfered to your editor. Use t...