Open access journal
Open access journals are scientific journals that are available to the reader free of charge according to the principles of open access without any hurdles beyond pure internet access .
Copyright and Licenses
Most of the content is published under free licenses such as Creative Commons , which among other things permit further distribution via repositories . This requirement is laid down in the Berlin Declaration supported by the majority of German research institutions . Publications on research funded by the US National Institutes of Health have had to be published via the open access repository PubMed Central since 2008 . In the case of additional publication in an open access journal or in a so-called toll access journal (for which Internet access is only possible if a fee is paid), these must have a compatible license.
Examples
One of the best-known open access journals is PLoS Biology from the Public Library of Science . The British company BioMed Central offers a wide range of open access journals from the life sciences sector.
The Directory of Open Access Journals and the Electronic Journals Library provide an overview of other journals (see also web links).
software
There are numerous software solutions in the open source area for the administration and publication of an open access journal. The best known are HyperJournal and Open Journal Systems .
Web links
- Open Access Net: Financing of Open Access publications
- Homepage of the Directory of Open Access Journals at Lund University
- Journals4Free - Journals4Free is a directory of full or partial open access journals (i.e., with an embargo period). Results may be limited to titles included in PubMed, Scopus, and ISI databases.
- Electronic magazine library - offer of the University Library Regensburg (search option "freely accessible")
Individual evidence
- ↑ About licenses for open access publications; Information platform open-access, accessed September 10, 2019
- ^ NIH Public Access Policy