Open Access (OA) publishing allows your research outputs to be made freely available to anyone, anywhere in the world. It promotes the sharing of research and knowledge and has significant social, economic and scientific benefits. Open Access is part of the wider Open Research movement.
There are two types of OA: Green (free) and Gold (paid) - further information on making your research open access can be found on this OA LibGuide tab.
In addition to the REF OA policy, many research funders have OA publishing requirements relating to discoverability and accessibility. This includes UK Research and Innovation the European Commission, the Wellcome Trust and other members of COAF. There are also developing compliance requirements in relation to Research Data Management (RDM) - see the RDM LibGuide for further information.
Pure drop-in session
The next Pure drop-in session will be Tuesday November 19th, 2-3pm in Cafe 66. No advance booking is necessary, just come with all your Pure questions!
Future sessions will be:
To schedule group or one-to-one training on Pure or to discuss any questions you have about open access, contact openaccess@aston.ac.uk!
For help and advice on the open access publishing process, Aston Research Explorer or Aston Publications Explorer (our repository) please contact the Open Access and Research Repository Specialists at openaccess@aston.ac.uk
For information on the benefits of OA publishing, please contact your Information Specialist in the Library.
For questions on using Pure, please contact pure@aston.ac.uk
Library Services are committed to maintaining the content of this LibGuide in light of all new policy developments. If you notice any inaccuracies, please contact us.