What is Open Access?

Open Access, asaccording defined byto the Budapest Open Access Initiative , is thedigital scientific literature that is online, free of charge, immediate,and onlinefree availabilityfrom ofmost scientificlicensing publicationsand withcopyright full re-use rights.restrictions. What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the copyright holder.author.

Open AccessIt is entirelyfully compatible with peer-peer review, copyright, revenue, prestige, qualityquality, and the many other services normally associated with conventional scientificscholarly literature.

If you want to knowlearn whatthe basics of Open Access is all about in 5 minutes, watch the introductory video below.

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