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9 articles were found. Open Access facilitates knowledge sharing, democratizing information, and accelerating research impact. Researchers should be aware of copyright and open licensing restrictions. Research dissemination has been transformed by Open Access publishing, which enables global knowledge sharing through unrestricted access to scholarly articles, although predatory journals should be avoided. Sridhar Gutam discusses the importance of Open Access in scientific research, addressing the Budapest Open Access Initiative and UNESCO's recommendations for promoting transparency and collaboration in research. For Open Access Week, we are interested to hear your thoughts on Open Access today. Guest blog: Jon Tennant introduces ‘open science’, why it’s important, and how you can sign up and get involved in the newly launched ‘Open Science MOOC’ Dr Brenda Asiimwe Kateera shares her thoughts on what steps can help achieve equitable access to open research For Open Access Week, librarian Josiline Chigwada, shares what her library is doing to promote open access in Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe. Johanna Havemann explains how to use preprint repositories such as AfricArxiv to share your research Some of the most commonly asked questions in the AuthorAID Discussion Group are to do with academic journals - specifically how a researcher can find the best journal to publish …Open Access Best Practices and Licensing
Open Access Models, Article Processing Charges, Archiving, and Preprints for Researchers
Navigating Open Access: Key Importance and Benefits
Study of AuthorAID researchers finds positive attitudes to Open Access but some barriers to publishing under this model
What is open science and why is it important?
Open Access Week: Policies and practices that can help enable equitable access to open research
Open Access Week: How libraries can help researchers become more aware of open access
Guest post: Introducing AfricArxiv - a preprint repository for African researchers
How do I find a suitable journal and how can I afford the publishing fees?