1. Open Access
What is Open Access?
Open Access, according to the Budapest Open Access Initiative, is digital scientific literature t...
Is publishing in a "pure" Open Access journal the only way to do Open Access?
No. Publishing in a Gold Open Access journal (pay-to-publish) is the Gold route to Open Access (...
An Open Access journal has invited me to publish. How do I know if it is a reputable journal?
With the rapid growth of OA, "parasitic" or "predatory" OA journals exploit the author-pays model...
Can I publish a monograph in Open Access?
Yes. Although OA for journal articles is well developed, OA for monographs is a nascent area and...
Do Open Access mandates undermine my 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...