Questions and Answers

Gold Open Access: You publish in a fully Open Access journal that does not charge subscription fees for reading access. These journals charge a publication fee (APC) to the author. These costs are usually covered by the author’s research funder or employer.

Hybrid Open Access: You publish in a traditional subscription journal that offers Open Access publication for individual articles on payment (APC). These costs are usually covered by the author’s research funder or employer.

Green Open Access: You publish in a traditional subscription journal and self-archive a version of your publication in a trusted Open Access repository, such as Pure Repository. Publications can be archived upon publication or after, depending on the journal’s policy. It is often permitted to self-archive the author’s final version after an embargo period. The Sherpa Romeo database can provide basic information on the extent to which articles from academic journals may be archived, as well as any embargo periods. 

Diamond Open Access: You publish in a fully Open Access journal or platform that does not charge any publication fees (APCs). The costs of publishing and hosting are borne by one or more organizations, associations, or networks.