Open Access

Two roads to publishing Open Access

1) Publishing in an Open Access journal

Publishing an article in an Open Access journal is sometimes called "the golden road" to Open access publishing. This kind of publishing often redirects the cost of the article from the reader who otherwise would have to pay a subscription fee to the author who instead pays a publishing fee.

The Directory of Open Access journals (DOAJ) lists quality controlled journals that publish Open Access. In 2012 the list consisted of more than 7500 journals.

2) Parallel publishing

Parallel publishing of an article is sometimes called "the green road" to Open Access publishing. This means that the author deposits a copy of an article in an open archive on the Internet parallel to publishing in a traditional journal.

The policies of the journals and publishers regarding parallel publishing differ and it is important to be aware of a journals specific policy. You can find the policies of the publishers in the database SHERPA/ROMEO.

Instructions for parallel publishing in DiVA»

More about Open Access

OpenAccess.sePromotes Open Access to the works produced by researchers, teachers and students and supports the institutions that work with Open Access. It is run by Swedish National Library and others.

OpenAIRE - Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe"OpenAIRE aims to support the implementation of Open Access in Europe. It provides the means to promote  and realize the widespread adoption of the Open Access Policy, as set out by the ERC Scientific Council Guidelines for Open Access and the Open Access pilot launched by the European Commission."