open access
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Open access perspectives
Thousands of paywalled research papers could be freed with this simple fix
‘Green open access’ has existed for decades – and it’s not hard to get academics to use it more.
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Quality of science & its communication
The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
The scholarly system is overwhelmed by quantity, distorted by profit motives, and stripped of its purpose of advancing knowledge.
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MBRF Knowledge Summit Special Issue
3rd UNESCO World OER Congress advances inclusive access to knowledge [MBRF Knowledge Summit Special Issue]
Open Educational Resources (OER) have the potential to foster learning and knowledge sharing.
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Quality of science & its communication
It’s time for a more objective view in regard to predatory academic publishing
Predatory journals lists can be biased and lacking rigor, so should be treated with the same degree of scrutiny as…
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Open access to scholarly knowledge
Open access to scholarly knowledge in the digital era: Conclusion
The way forward needs diverse understandings, supported by better communication.
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Open access to scholarly knowledge
Open access to scholarly knowledge in the digital era (chapter 6.4): Toward open, sustainable research communities
Drawing on the example of the Modern Language Association, an approach to building an open future for scholarly communications.
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Open access to scholarly knowledge
Open access to scholarly knowledge in the digital era (chapter 6.3): The future of learned societies in a world of open access
Learned societies can play an important role in the reshaping of scholarly communication for the twenty-first century.
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Open access to scholarly knowledge
Open access to scholarly knowledge in the digital era (chapter 6.2): A developing region perspective on global open access
Latin America and other regions give hope to open access that will be more inclusive, sustainable, and diverse.
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Open access to scholarly knowledge
Open access to scholarly knowledge in the digital era (chapter 6.1): The ethics of care in open-access publishing
How might academic publishing help to enable better forms of institutional life conducive to personal flourishing and the increase of…
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Open access perspectives
Significant new developments in open access to research findings
Australia's world-first open access model and the refreshed Gates Foundation Open Access Policy.
