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Research Impact Challenge: Day 2

This guide lays out a pathway to help UW researchers better understand their scholarly presence and enhance the discoverability of their research and scholarly outputs.

Learn About Open Access

What is it?

Open access (OA) is a publishing model that promises increased accessibility of scholarly publications and research data.

OA research is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.

 

Why OA matters to your research impact

  • Increase the discoverability of your research, improving your research impact
  • Long term preservation of your research when deposited in an open access repository
  • Maintains authors rights
  • Eliminates paywalls
  • Makes research access more equitable
   

Open Access Resources & Support

Library OA Supports

The Library supports OA publishing! The Library is a member of organizations that support OA and has agreements with select publishers that offer coverage of or discounts on Open Access fees for Waterloo researchers. Check if your journal is covered!

Explore this page for details on OA publishers, journals, and supported platforms the Library contributes to, along with information on fully covered fees and available discounts.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

The DOAJ is a global database that indexes high-quality, peer-reviewed open-access journals. It provides researchers, institutions, and the public with free access to scholarly articles across various disciplines. DOAJ helps promote transparency and best practices in open-access publishing by ensuring listed journals meet strict quality standards. The platform supports the global research community by increasing the visibility and accessibility of academic work.

Submit Your Work!

Open access publishing help make research, and thus knowledge, more accessible. Submit an article on this from of an open access journal to complete day 2.

 

Remember to click on Open Access models subpage for more information!