Research Guides: Copyright: Open Access Publishing

Open Access Explained

What is open access? Nick Shockey and Jonathan Eisen take us through the world of open access publishing and explain just what it's all about. From PhD Comics TV.

Open Access 101 from SPARC

Open Access Journals

Dovepress Open Access Peer-Reviewed BioMedical and Scientific Journals
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Dove Medical Press Ltd is a privately held company specializing in the publication of Open Access peer-reviewed journals across the broad spectrum of science, technology and especially medicine.
Open Access Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
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Open Access Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (OAJMAP) is the only FREE READ journal dedicated to the field of medicinal and aromatic plants. The Online Manuscript Submission to Publication and Tracking System uses the “Open Journal Systems.” It is managed and published by Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Association of India (MAPAI) located at Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research (Formerly, National Research Centre for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants),Boriavi, Anand 387310, Gujarat, India.
Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine
Open Medicine
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Open Medicine is a peer-reviewed, independent, open-access general medical journal. The mission of Open Medicine is to facilitate the equitable global dissemination of high-quality health research; to promote international dialogue and collaboration on health issues; to improve clinical practice; and to expand and deepen the understanding of health and health care. The Journal will examine issues relevant to health and clinical medicine both in Canada and internationally.

Open Access Research Guide

Open Access Publications from Florida Tech

View Florida Tech faculty publications on the web:

Autonomous Underwater Gliders
Wood, S.L., (2009). Autonomous underwater gliders. In A. Lazinica (Ed.). Intelligent underwater vehicles. Vienna: InTech.
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing - Using Low Flying Aircraft and Small Vessels in Coastal Littoral Areas
Bostater, C. R., Coppin, G. & Levaux, F. (2012). Hyperspectral remote sensing: Using low flying aircraft and small vessels in coastal littoral areas. In B. Escalante-Ramirez (Ed.). Remote Sensing: Advanced Techniques and Platforms. New York: InTech.
Power Estimates Associated With Internal Tides From the Monterey Bay Area
Jachec, S. (2012). Power estimates associated with internal tides from the Monterey Bay area. Oceanography, 25(2), 52-55. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2012.41

Open Access & Copyright

View websites and articles about open access publishing at the links below.

Global Open Access List (Successor of AmSci)
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The American Scientist Open Access Forum has been chronicling and often directing the course of progress in providing Open Access to Universities' Peer-Reviewed Research Articles since its inception in the US in 1998 by the American Scientist, published by the Sigma Xi Society.
Is open access compatible with copyright?
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From EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries). Founded in 1999, EIFL began by advocating for affordable access to commercial e-journals for academic and research libraries in Central and Eastern Europe. Today, EIFL partners with libraries and library consortia in more than 60 developing and transition countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
OASIS
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OASIS aims to provide an authoritative ‘sourcebook’ on Open Access, covering the concept, principles, advantages, approaches and means to achieving it.
Open Access and Copyright from Peter Suber
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From Peter Suber's July 2011 Issue of the SPARC Open Access Newsletter.