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Open Access
A guide for Mount Saint Vincent University scholars.
Open Access - a concept to enable scholarly communication. What is it ? Why is it important ?
Open Access Map
The Open Access Map displays the locations of all types of OA-related initiatives, including funding policies, government documents, university mandates, repositories, and Open Access journals.
An index providing access to over 1 million full-text open access graduate theses and dissertations from institutions in Canada, United States, and all over the world.
Hindawi Publishing Publishes 150+ open access journals in areas of science, technology and medicine.
Bioline International Bioline International is a not-for-profit electronic publishing service committed to providing open access to quality research journals published in developing countries.
PubMed Central The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
American Institute of Physics Publishes one OA journal: Biomicrofluidics
Emerald Engineering are piloting a new OA program called Emerald Asset. There are no publication fees; "In exchange for open publication authors will be asked to submit a summary of their research findings highlighting their practical application."
These publishers give authors the option to pay a fee to make their article immediately open access, although the publisher still retains copyright. This hybrid model of open access does not always apply to the publisher's full suite of journals.
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