Open Access in Less Than 10 Minutes

This was an introductory presentation I gave at the summer 2013 meeting of the OSU Journal Editors' Group. The topic of the meeting was Open Access, and I wanted to make sure we all started off the discussion on the same page.

Transcript

1. Open Access Discussion OSU Journal Editors’ Group May 2013
2. Open Access in Less Than 10 Minutes OSU Journal Editors’ Group May 2013
3. Open acess (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. – Peter Suber, Open Access Overview Open Access | OSU Journal Editors' Group Image by flickr user Gideon Burton, CC-BY-SA 2.0
4. How does it work? • “Green” – Author publishes an article in a subscription journal – Author archives a version in an OA repository • “Gold” – Author publishes an article in an entirely OA journal • “Hybrid” – Journal publishes a mix of subscription and OA articles Open Access | OSU Journal Editors' Group
5. Open Access | OSU Journal Editors' Group Green vs. Gold OA across disciplines in 2009 Fig. 4 of Björk BC, Welling P, Laakso M, Majlender P, Hedlund T, Gudnason G (2010). "Open access to the scientific journal literature: situation 2009". PLoS One 5 (6): e11273. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0011273. CC-BY 2.5.
6. Common Misconceptions about OA Open Access | OSU Journal Editors' Group Photo by Russell Schelby. Used with permission.
7. Misconception #1: Open Access journals are not peer reviewed Open Access | OSU Journal Editors' Group Reality: Most are. As With subscription journals, the quality of the peer review varies widely. Photo by flickr user Fjölnir Ásgeirsson. CC BY-SA 2.0.
8. Open Access | OSU Journal Editors' Group Misconception #2: All OA is funded through author fees. Photo by flickr user therovingsheep. CC BY 2.0. Reality: 68% of OA journals charge no author fees (DOAJ)
9. Misconception #3: OA journals are lower- quality than subscription journals. Open Access | OSU Journal Editors' Group Reality: Quality varies, but… Photo by flickr user KB35. CC BY 2.0.
10. In fields where OA publishing is prevalent, there are very highly-ranked OA journals, and… Open Access | OSU Journal Editors' Group http://openacce ss.uoregon.edu/f iles/2012/03/to p-oa-journals-3- Mar-2012- 20hqvxw.pdf
11. Many publishers have begun offering hybrid OA options for established journals. Open Access | OSU Journal Editors' Group
12. Discussion Open Access | OSU Journal Editors' Group