This webinar provides an overview of open access publishing and explains the different open access publishing options for UWA researchers. View the recording - UWA login required.
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Open access (OA) is a set of principles and a range of practices through which research outputs are distributed online, free of cost or other access barriers. Through licensing via an open license (usually a Creative Commons License), freely available outputs can also be legally shared, reused and adapted. Hence, open access is more than just free access. (Text adapted from Open Access Australasia [CC BY]).
The glossary in this guide provides definitions of the major concepts in the OA space.
There are various pathways to open access at UWA. Work through the flowchart to see which pathway is right for you. Use the other pages in this guide to assist you with answering each step.
Open Access Publishing at UWA Pathway Flowchart by UWA Library
- make their publications openly available in accordance with the FAIR Principles;
- avoid transferring copyright to the publisher and ensure publishing contracts allow self-archiving of the Author's accepted manuscript in the UWA Profiles and Research Repository;
- adhere to the Open Access requirements of funding bodies;
- add an explanatory note to the publication information in the UWA Profiles and Research Repository where legal or contractual obligations make Open Access limited or impossible;
- and make publications available on Open Access under the most appropriate Creative Commons licence, and preferably the CC BY licence.
Listen to UWA and other researchers discuss the importance of making research openly accessible:
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