Open Access publishing

Open science and research have become an internationally significant method to promote the coverage and impact of science in the society. Open science means opening of research publications, data and methods. Open access refers to a form of online publishing in which a scientific publication is openly accessible and utilisable for everyone, without separate compensation. UEF, like many other universities and funders around the world, demands research results to be published with an open access (OA) within the limits of agreements and laws.

Open access of publications can be achieved via three routes:

Gold open access
Green open access
Hybrid publishing

Explore these open access publishing options.

Watch the videos about open access publishing:

An Introduction to Open Access publishing (1:54)
Gold and Green Open Access Publishing (1:19) (Note! Using research social networks is not considered as official green open access publishing. Use publication repositories instead.)

Open Access articles can be searched via various services, such as publication archives and open access journal directories.

Read UEF Library’s blog post about pre-print archives.

Sherpa/Romeo

SHERPA/RoMEO is a service for showing the copyright and open access self-archiving policies of academic journals. The database uses a colour-coding scheme to classify publishers according to their self-archiving policy. RoMEO contains publishers’ general policies on self-archiving of journal articles and certain conference series. The service provides a summary of the publisher’s policy, including what version of an article can be deposited, where it can be deposited, and any conditions that are attached to that deposit. RoMEO’s database covers over 22 000 journals.

APC benefits for UEF researchers

Scientific journals usually charge an Article/Author Processing Charge (APC) from the author of an article to cover the costs of open access publishing. UEF researchers can have discount on APCs of several publishers. Read more about the APC benefits for UEF reseachers.

Assignment in Moodle related to this section:

Complete the Quiz 3: Open Access Publishing (see Module 4).

Further information:

How Open Is It? A short guide to help you to check the openness of journals. SPARC & PLOS.

Jussila, J. 2020. Kirjoittajamaksut Itä-Suomen yliopistossa vuonna 2019 | Article processing charges in UEF 2019. UEF Library blog.

Laitinen, H. 2018. Ilmaisia artikkeleita laillisesti | Free articles legally. UEF Library blog.

Unpaywall.org. Harvests Open Access content from over 50,000 publishers and repositories. Install Unpaywall to your browser (Firefox or Chrome). ImpactStory, National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

(7/2020 KH)