Find answers to frequently asked questions about Open Access and explanations of a range of related terms below. Click the + sign on the far right of the question to reveal the answer.
In the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities of 22 october 2003, the core definitions of Open Access were established. The Declaration has been signed by more than 350 research institutions and organizations, including Harvard University, UCLA, the Smithsonian Institution, Copenhagen Business School, Roskilde University, and the Independent Research Fund Denmark
Info on the Berlin Declaration from Max-Planck-Gesellschaft’s website
In parallel with publication in a scholarly journal, the final peer-reviewed manuscript is made available as Open Access in a digital open repository.
In some cases, this is done immediately. In others, the publisher imposes an embargo period that must expire before the article can be made freely available. Such an embargo period may delay Open Access by several months.
Here, publication takes place in journals fully dedicated to Open Access, whereby the articles become freely available online as part of the publication process. Some Gold OA journals charge an Article Processing Charge (APC) to the submitting (corresponding) author, a cost that must be covered by the authors themselves, their institutions, or funding agencies.
Other Gold OA journals do not charge an APC, meaning publication is free of charge for the authors, while the publisher's expenses are covered by agreements with foundations, national licensing consortia etc.
This form of Gold Open Access is also referred to as Diamond Open Access.
Here, publication takes place in journals that require the reader to be covered by a subscription/license, while simultaneously offering individual researchers the option to make their article Open Access by paying a specific APC. In this way, research institutions pay for both the subscription/license and the publication of individual articles.
Consequently, this practice is known as ‘double-dipping', which is why hybrid Open Access is not included in the Danish Open Access Indicator.
Open Access will be able to make public investments in research and development more effective to the benefit of researchers, research environments, and private companies' opportunities to increase their innovation and contribution to socio-economic growth by ensuring a broader application of research results.
Thus, Open Access will:
Yes.
An article that has been approved for publication, i.e., after peer review and the author's incorporation of corrections and additions. This version of the article is also referred to as the ’accepted version’, ’accepted draft’, or similar. Content-wise, a post-print is thus identical to the final publication, but will likely differ from it in terms of typography and layout.
An article that has not yet been approved for publication or undergone peer review. A preprint is thus the version prior to the peer review process, which for researchers provides the most important input for corrections and additions. Preprints are also referred to as the ’submitted version’, ’pre-refereed draft’, or similar.
In relation to Open Access, a repository is a database that ensures permanent, free electronic access to research publications and related material.
In Denmark, all universities generally have a repository. Additionally, the Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR) can be searched for subject-specific or institutional repositories.
Through the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), you can search for Open Access journals.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
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