What does Open Access mean for me as a researcher?

Last Updated: 25 May 2023     Views: 74

Open Access is a broad, international academic movement aiming at free online access to scientific publications. The philosophy behind Open Access is that research results paid for by public funds should be freely accessible worldwide.

The policy of Erasmus University Rotterdam is that all short scientific work has to be made available Open Access. Therefore, all EUR-researchers are required to make their publications Open Access, either by publishing in an Open Access journal or by depositing the work in the institutional repository (Pure). 

Erasmus University states that science should be freely accessible and reusable for everyone. But in addition, Open Access also benefits the researcher:

  • Enhanced visibility and discoverability of research results;
  • Easier (re-)usability of research results;
  • Augmented citation score;
  • Faster dissemination and wider application of new ideas and discoveries in healthcare, education and business.

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