Open access journal

Open Access Journal

An Open Access Journal (pronunciation: /ˈəʊpən ˈæksɛs ˈdʒɜːrnəl/) is a type of academic journal that is freely available to the public. The term "open access" (pronunciation: /ˈəʊpən ˈæksɛs/) comes from the Open Access Movement, which advocates for free and unrestricted access to research outputs.

Etymology

The term "open access" was first used in the Budapest Open Access Initiative in 2002, which defined it as a system that allows anyone to "read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles". The term "journal" (pronunciation: /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/) comes from the Middle English "jurnal", which means a daily record of events or business.

Features

Open Access Journals are characterized by their commitment to the principles of open access. They allow anyone to access their content without any financial, legal, or technical barriers. This is in contrast to traditional subscription-based journals, which require users to pay for access to their content.

Open Access Journals can be either gold open access journals, which make all their content freely available, or hybrid open access journals, which only make some of their content freely available.

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