Increasingly, I find myself discussing open access publishing (OA) with both faculty and students. While attitudes at Illinois Tech have generally been changing in favor of OA (see our video here), a number of persistent myths and misconceptions about OA keep cropping up. Unfortunately, these get in the way of discussing OA on its actual merits.
Open Access is too important a topic to allow its discussion to be guided or influenced by myths or misunderstandings. To help dispel these persistent myths, experts from both academia and the publishing industry have created a number good resources. For example, Editage, an editorial services provider, created an excellent video that busts a number of OA myths (watch it here). Additional myth-busting resources are listed below.
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