{"id":4749,"date":"2024-10-21T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T16:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/scholarlycommunications\/?p=4749"},"modified":"2024-10-22T15:11:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T22:11:34","slug":"open-access-week-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/scholarlycommunications\/2024\/10\/21\/open-access-week-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Access Week 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open Access Week 2024<\/a> <\/strong>runs from October 21\u201327, and UVic Libraries invite you to join us in celebrating! This event aims to raise awareness about the benefits of open access (OA) in research and to celebrate the progress made towards making it a standard practice in open science and scholarship. Open access literature is digital, online, and free to access through the consent of the authors or copyright holders. We at UVic Libraries are big supporters of open access publishing, and we hope you’ll take the time to learn more about it.<\/p>\n

2024 Theme: Community over Commercialization<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This year’s OA Week theme<\/a> is a continuation of last year’s, highlighting the importance of open science and scholarship that serves the public and the academic community. Hiding scholarship behind paywalls limits the abilities of academics and the public to use that knowledge to advance research and better their communities. By publishing open access, scholars are more likely to have their research cited by other academics or used in legislation and policies.<\/p>\n

UVicSpace<\/a> is an online repository of all open access publications published by UVic faculty & students. Are you interested in trying out the repository? Consult our guide<\/a> to learn how to deposit your publications today!<\/p>\n

UVic Libraries is committed to immediate barrier-free access to UVic’s scholarly research outputs (where possible and appropriate). With our publisher agreements<\/a> UVic scholars can publish an unlimited number of articles without paying any article processing charges (APCs<\/strong>). We have waivers\/discounts for over 8,000 journals<\/a>, including publishers such as Cambridge University Press, Canadian Science Publishing, Company of Biologists, Elsevier, Institute of Physics, Oxford University Press, SAGE Journals, and Wiley.<\/p>\n

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What is Open Access?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Open access (OA) refers to the practice of providing unrestricted access to scholarly research and other digital content online, free of charge. This means that the full works can be read, downloaded, copied, distributed, printed, searched, or linked to without legal or financial barriers.<\/p>\n

There are three types of open access Publishing:<\/p>\n

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  1. Gold Open Access:<\/strong> Articles are published in open access journals and are freely available immediately upon publication. Authors pay an APC\u00a0to cover the costs.<\/li>\n
  2. Green Open Access:<\/strong> Authors self-archive a version of their manuscript in a repository, making it freely accessible. This can be done alongside publication in a subscription journal.<\/li>\n
  3. Diamond Open Access:<\/strong> Journals do not charge authors or readers any fees!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For more information, listen to our Scholarly SoundBytes episode on open access.<\/a><\/p>\n

    UVic hosts many diamond open access journals<\/a>, including Anthropologica<\/a>, Otessa Journal<\/a>, International Journal of Child, Youth, & Family Studies<\/a>, Journal of Childhood Studies<\/a> and graduate<\/a> and undergraduate<\/a> journals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    UVic Libraries is committed to immediate barrier-free access <\/em>to Canadian scholarly research outputs<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Open Access Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n

    We’ll be hosting an OA Week event at UVic!<\/p>\n