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Perks of open access publishing

The standard process of academic publishing is pretty predictable: the researcher develops their idea and conducts a study, submits their article to their dream journal, gets rejected, makes edits and incorporates feedback to their article, and sends it to the next journal until someone says yes– an...

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Open Access Week 2023 next steps

For our Open Access Week 2023 series, we have covered a lot of ground on the benefits and challenges, context and opportunities around open research and scholarship. In the first post, we shared the definitions of open access and the meaning behind this year’s theme, Community Over Commercialization...

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Research Support Conversation: Pitfalls and Strategies for Open Access Publishing

Register to join our October 26th conversation on avoiding pitfalls to help you achieve your open access publishing goals....

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Open for climate justice

Anali Maughan Perry, Head, Open Science and Scholarly Communication This open access week, we have talked about ways to identify the right open access journal for your manuscript, how the FAIR principles contribute to making your data more openly available, and how the ASU Research Data Repository ...

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Publishing Open Access

by Jordan Claire, Scholarly Communication Intern During International Open Access Week, we are connecting you with information that supports open access publication endeavors. There are many reasons why making your publications open access can benefit your research. By contributing to your field’s ...

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You’ve been invited to submit an article to a journal - now what?

There it is in your email inbox - an invitation to submit an article to a journal! Perhaps it is addressed to “Dr. Your Full Name.” Perhaps they refer to another article you recently published or posted, suggesting your expertise would fit within the scope of their journal. This is flattering - you ...

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International Open Access Week 2020: Open With a Purpose

Established by SPARC and partners in the student community in 2008, International Open Access Week is a global, community-driven week of action to open up access to research. The event is celebrated by individuals, institutions, and organizations across the world. Each year...