Publishing in open access journals
- Open Access
- 01-12-2024
- Editorial
- Authors
- Emilio Quaia
- Chiara Zanon
- Alberto Vieira
- Christian Loewe
- Luis Marti-Bonmatí
- Published in
- Insights into Imaging | Issue 1/2024
Excerpt
Access to scientific publishing has traditionally been based on subscription-based journal models. The growing use of the internet led to instant access to some scientific manuscripts, with the immediate availability of a huge number of scientific papers in special situations (i.e., individual or institutional subscribers). Open access (OA) introduces a novel approach to publication, offering unrestricted, free availability of research papers, combined with the rights to use them with adequate recognition and without any need for specific journal subscriptions [1]. There are five main types of open access journals, based on different levels of accessibility [2]:
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Gold OA: Articles are immediately accessible on the publisher’s website with costs typically covered by article processing charges paid by authors or their institutions.
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Green OA (self-archiving): Authors deposit versions of their work (preprint, postprint, or published) in a public repository, free of charge, sometimes after an embargo period as per journal policies.
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Hybrid OA: In traditional subscription journals, authors can opt to make their articles open access by paying a fee, allowing for a mix of open access and subscription-based articles.
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Diamond/Platinum OA: Articles are freely accessible without any publication charges to authors, funded instead by institutions, societies, or grants, thereby removing financial barriers for authors.
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Bronze OA: Articles are temporarily free to read on the publisher’s website without an open access license, often as part of promotional access.
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- Title
- Publishing in open access journals
- Authors
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Emilio Quaia
Chiara Zanon
Alberto Vieira
Christian Loewe
Luis Marti-Bonmatí
- Publication date
- 01-12-2024
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna
- Published in
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Insights into Imaging / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1869-4101 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-024-01794-6
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