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The State of Open Access in 18 Statements
Open Access
October 19, 2015

The State of Open Access in 18 Statements

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Survey Finds Scholars’ Perception of OA Improving
Communication
September 1, 2015

Survey Finds Scholars’ Perception of OA Improving

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A Modicum of Common Sense Helps Interpret Open Access Publishing
Open Access
August 11, 2015

A Modicum of Common Sense Helps Interpret Open Access Publishing

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Information Wants to Be Free. Help in the National Archives Jailbreak
Open Access
July 16, 2015

Information Wants to Be Free. Help in the National Archives Jailbreak

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Unlocking the Real Cost of Gold OA

Unlocking the Real Cost of Gold OA

Are universities able to shoulder the costs of the open access transition, especially as the total cost of publishing is, for the moment, rising? Stephen Pinfield presents findings on the current state of institutional costs.

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This Study Finds Citation Rate Boost for Self-Archived Articles

This Study Finds Citation Rate Boost for Self-Archived Articles

New research indicates that self-archived, or ‘green’ open-access articles, regardless of format, receive significantly higher citation counts than do non-OA articles from the same editions of the same major political science journals.

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‘Free Access’ Is Not ‘Open Access’

‘Free Access’ Is Not ‘Open Access’

The ‘free access’ to subscribers of the journal Nature isn’t OA-lite, argues Martin Eve. It’s not even OA. But it is a start.

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An Editor Asks: Are OA Journals Bane or Boon?

An Editor Asks: Are OA Journals Bane or Boon?

The editor of an open-access journal looks at the benefits (and some of the headaches) associated with that model.

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My Experiences Launching an Open Access Journal

My Experiences Launching an Open Access Journal

While preparing for a panel on the subject at APSA this week, political scientist Erik Voeten looks over the launch of the open access and peer-reviewed journal ‘Research & Politics’ and discusses the opportunities and challenges of this kind of publishing.

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An Open Invitation to OpenCon

An Open Invitation to OpenCon

Nick Shockey highlights OpenCon, a conference to take place in November aimed at mobilizing support around open access, open educational resources and open data among early career researchers. Funding has been made available to cover travel to attend the conference in Washington, D.C. but the deadline is Monday.

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Do Scholarly Publishers Need a Creative Un-Commons?

Do Scholarly Publishers Need a Creative Un-Commons?

A move by an association of STEM publishers to offer a bespoke category of open-access licenses for scholarly work has stirred up proponents of the existing Creative Commons system.

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We Must Resist the Pressure to Be Interesting

We Must Resist the Pressure to Be Interesting

Academic publishing creates incentives to simplify results, cull aberrations and focus on the exciting — often to the detriment of good research. Could more open access allows us to be good and boring?

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