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What are the benefits of Open Access?
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Increases visibility of research outputs
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Enables easy access to scholarly research material
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Increases usage of research outputs
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Results in greater research impact
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Increases citation rates
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Increases author profile
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Increases CDU's general visibility and academic reputation which can translate into tangible benefits such as increased funding
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Breaks down barriers between fields
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Allows text mining of literature and data
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Allows stable, long-term archiving preserving it for the future
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What are some restraints of Open Access?
- As OA journals tend to be newer they are less prestigious and have lower Journal Impact Factors. However, a lack of prestige does not in itself preclude quality. Some OA journals are some of the highest ranked e.g. PLoS Biology and PLoS Pathogens
- Predatory Publishers take advantage of the OA publishing model
- There may be an embargo period between the time the article is published and when it can be made available via open access.
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