2. What is Open Access?
The immediate, online, free availability of research outputs
Journal articles, books, theses, data, and more can all be made open access

3. Why Open Access?
To increase the speed of disseminating research results
To increase the reach of your research
To level the playing field and allow anyone access to content – not just subscribers
Research that is funded by public dollars should be freely available to the public

4. What are the benefits to me?
Greater access to your content means more downloads of your work
Many research studies have shown that citations increase for open access articles
Opportunities for new collaborations - especially interdisciplinary collaboration
Less time spent responding to requests for access to articles hidden behind paywalls

5. How do I publish Open Access?
You can archive a copy of your work in a repository like the UT Digital Repository (called the Green route to OA)
You can publish with an open access publisher (called the Gold route to OA)

6. How do I get my research in a repository?
You can usually submit directly to subject-based repositories like arXiv
You can send a copy of your research to to get your research in UT Digital Repository

7. How can I find an open access publisher?
A couple of the biggest are PLOS and BioMed Central
Almost all major publishers have at least one open access journal
You can find a list of OA journals here:
You can find a list of OA publishers here: