Show notes
Social Media and Important Links
UVic Libraries Support for Open Access Publishing (SOAP) (formerly known as Author Funding) (external link)
Scholarly Communications @ UVic Blog (external link)
Twitter (X) (external link)
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
1:05 What is Open Access?
2:00 What is green Open Access?
2:13 What are hybrid Journals?
2:50 What are the benefits of publishing open access?
3:51 Where to learn more about open access publishing
4:16 Outro
Transcript
00:00 Madison
Welcome to scholarly sound bite samplers, a mini-sode series brought to you by the Copyright and Scholarly Communication Office. My name is Madison, and I am joined in the studio by my colleague Kristen. Today we’re going to provide a brief introduction into Open Access publication.
00:15 Kristen
That’s right, Madison. In this episode, we are going to give a shortened version of what exactly, Open Access is and who benefits from it!
00:23 Madison
So, without further ado, let’s get started.
00:41 Kristen
You are writing a paper. You have been searching through database after database after database. Looking for something that is concrete that will back up your claims and inform your argument even more. you finally find the perfect paper the abstract makes sense, and you want to read more, but there is a paywall.
01:05 Madison
So Open Access, or OA, is a model of publishing that makes research available to readers at no cost. So, in the instance that you’re talking about, Kristen, if that article had been published Open Access, you wouldn’t have run into that paywall. And it’s that paywall that’s stopping people from gaining access to information that’s actually really valuable. Publishers often offer OA in several different formats, but they do sometimes refer to them in slightly different terms. However, one of the most common terms for being full Open Access is called gold Open Access, and when a publisher uses the term gold Open Access, it usually means that the article is immediately free and accessible on the publisher’s platform. So again, in your instance, if this person had published their article gold OA or Gold Open Access, you would have had access to it immediately and you wouldn’t have had to pay $25 for a single paper. Though Kristen, I’ve seen that some journals also have green Open Access. Is that different from gold?
02:00 Kristen
You’re right about that. Madison! Researchers also have the option to publish under green Open Access, which means that they will publish a copy of their manuscript on an institutional repository, just like UVicSpace.
02:12 Madison
Oh no way!
02:13 Kristen
When deciding whether to publish under Open Access, it’s important to note that some publishers have already committed to publishing either fully Open Access journals, which means that you will have to opt into some form of Open Access Publishing, or hybrid journals.
02:27 Madison
Hybrid journals? What’s a hybrid journal?
02:30 Kristen
Publishing in a hybrid journal means that authors are given the choice to publish under either gold, Open Access or a subscription-based model. If the author chooses to publish under Gold Open Access, no matter what type of journal they are publishing in, it usually means that they will have to pay a fee or an article processing charge.
02:50 Kristen
Hold on. Hold on. Madison, tell me would the benefits even be of publishing under Open Access?
02:55 Madison
Well, ultimately, it is their choice. However, there are many recorded benefits to publishing immediately open and accessible articles. For one publishing under Open Access enables your research to be read and cited by a larger global audience, which then can allow for your research to be utilized for other purposes like policies more readily.
03:15 Kristen
It also enables people to access your work barrier free. Which means that people who would otherwise not be able to read your work because they don’t want to pay for a subscription may interact with your scholarship and to reiterate what you said Madison most grants nowadays and other funding now require authors to publish under some form of Open Access, so choosing to publish under Open Access would actually be complying with funder mandates.
03:39 Kristen
OK, so now that all of our listeners are convinced for Open Access publishing, where should they go if they want to learn more about library support for Open Access publishing?
03:51 Madison
Well, you can check out the author funding page under the Scholarly Communications section of the UVic Libraries website. That page will be linked in our show notes, along with our blog and all sources for this episode.
04:16 Madison
Thank you for listening to the latest episode of Scholarly Sound Bite Samplers. For more information, you can visit the author funding page on the UVic libraries websites.
04:24 Kristen
If you love the sampler and are dying for a full portion, check out our full episode “SOAP in under 7 minutes”, which will be available through the same streaming platforms. All of the information from this episode will be available through the show notes, which will be linked in the description.
04:39 Madison
If you want to stay up to date or learn more about the work that we do at the Copyright and Scholarly Communications Office, we encourage you to check out our blog, Scholarly Communication @ UVic blog and our X account, which will also be listed in the show notes.
04:54 Kristen
And a one, a two, a one, two, three four
04:57 Both
Scholarly insights, bite by bite!
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Dutch National website. (n.d). What is open access? openaccess.nl. https://www.openaccess.nl/en/what-is-open-access
ESAC initiative. ESAC Initiative. (n.d.). https://esac-initiative.org/about/transformative-agreements/
IOP Science. (n.d.). What is a hybrid open access journal? – iopscience – publishing support. IOPscience. https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/questions/what-is-a-hybrid-open-access-journal/
Libguides: Open access: Article processing charges. Article Processing Charges – Open Access – LibGuides at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (2024, July). https://guides.library.unlv.edu/c.php?g=901395&p=6486147
Springer Nature. (n.d.). Green or gold routes to open access. Green or Gold routes to OA | Open research | Springer Nature. https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-research/about/green-or-gold-routes-to-oa#:~:text=There%20are%20two%20main%20routes,described%20as%20green%20open%20access
Taylor and Francis. (2023, October 30). Benefits of open access publishing. Author Services. https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/choose-open/publishing-open-access/oa-benefits/
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