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Scholarly Open Access | Critical analysis of scholarly open-access publishing DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books ePubTk The ePublishing Toolkit is a software package providing tools to help in publishing scientific content on the web. In particular, it helps creating/maintaining/running a family of online journals as WebApplication (see ePubTk at Living Reviews for a description of a particular usage scenario). You may follow the links below or explore the Tag Index for cross-component aspects of ePubTk. epubtk software ¶ Components ¶ The epubtk software is split into components (see also ComponentLayout). ​Living Reviews People ¶ *contact at livingreviews dot org* References ¶ ePubTk is acknowledged at various Open Access / Open Source sites, e.g Misc ¶ ​Project metrics at ohloh.net For a complete list of local wiki pages, see TitleIndex. Trac is brought to you by ​Edgewall Software, providing professional Linux and software development services to clients worldwide.

Open Access Journals Search Engine (OAJSE) Open Access The Case for Open Access Open Access (OA) stands for unrestricted access and unrestricted reuse. Here’s why that matters. Most publishers own the rights to the articles in their journals. Although many researchers can access the journals they need via their institution and think that their access is free, in reality it is not. Paying for access to content makes sense in the world of print publishing, where providing content to each new reader requires the production of an additional copy, but online it makes much less sense to charge for content when it is possible to provide access to all readers anywhere in the world. PLOS Takes a Different Approach PLOS applies the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license to works we publish. Benefits of Open Access Research Accelerated discovery. Additional OA Resources

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Open Science Directory Dove Medical Press - Open Access Publisher of Medical Journals ABC-Chemistry : Directory of Free Journals in Chemistry Online Journal Database Oxford Open Oxford Open OUP Supports Open Access Oxford University Press (OUP) is mission-driven to facilitate the widest possible dissemination of high-quality research. We embrace both green and gold open access (OA) publishing to support this mission. A Proven Track Record of Success OUP has been publishing OA content since 2004. We have also successfully launched or taken over high-quality OA titles, including: Genome Biology and Evolution, Journal of Legal Analysis, Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, and Database. OUP facilitates green OA either by allowing authors to deposit versions of their manuscripts in institutional or subject repositories after a specified time period, or depositing the version of record on their behalf. Supporting the Evolution of Open Access Publishing Sustainable, high-quality OA publishing requires either funding to be available to pay for Article Processing Charges, sponsorship, or suitable embargo periods. OUP operates two different open access models:

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