Why Open Access?
Open access publishing comes with a variety of practical benefits for authors, creators, researchers, and the general public.
Increased Impact – Research shows that OA articles often get more readers and citations than articles in subscription journals.
Increased Funding Opportunities - Many funding agencies require scholarship to be published OA and made freely available to the public.
Increased Accessibility – OA publishing makes information more widely available to diverse audiences, reducing barriers to participating in scholarly dialogue and helping to eliminate inequalities in access to knowledge.
Increased Creativity & Knowledge Production – OA research findings can be disseminated more quickly, allowing for new scholarship to build off of these idea
Open Access Research
The access principle : the case for open access to research and scholarship by John Willinsky
Open-access, multimodality, and writing center studies by Elisabeth H. Buck
The Benefits of Open Access Publishing
Opposition to open access movements often relies on publishing myths. For more information, check out Boston College Libraries' research guide debunking common open access myths.