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Important Information on Open Access

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What is Open Access?

Simply put open access offers access to content for free. Open access can be useful for your research but it is also something for you to think about as you create your own work.

There are two types of Open Access that you can use to make your work freely available

  1. Green OA refers to access provided through self-archiving, often with an institutional repository, such as the UNM Digital Repository.
  2. Gold OA refers to access provided through publication in an open access forum, whether a journal or a monograph.

HSLIC supports both Green OA and Gold OA and can help you make a determination which is right for you.

See some of the resources below for more information.

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Open Access Publishing at UNM

The libraries at UNM are committed to supporting local author's publishing in an Open Access Venue. Resources provided by the library are below.

UNM also has the following Read and Publish Agreements or Fellowships that cover article processing fees with the following publishers:

 

Open Access Explained

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Open Access Citation Advantage?

There have been many studies focused on whether publishing in an Open Access venue provides an advantage for having that work cited.  While there is disagreement about methodology in this literature, the majority of studies have found that there is a clear readership advantage to publishing OA, meaning that your work will be read by more people!

Open Access Citation Advantage Articles

UNM Copyright Guide

See the Open Source / Open Access page on the UNM Copyright Guide for more information on this topic.

Predatory Journals

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