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What is Open Access?

Open Access (OA) is defined by as "Free, online availability of research articles."

In the scholarly publishing environment, there are 3 types of open access. They are:

• Green OA (self-archiving):
  • Authors are granted archival right for articles published in subscription journals.
  • is the institutional repository of record for ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø authors.

• Gold OA:
  • Articles are published in open access journals.
  • Costs associated with publishing are passed on to authors with or off-set by institutional or governmental support.

• Hybrid OA:
  • Normally authors can elect to publish their articles as Open Access.
  • Processing charges may occur.
  • Many authors choose this model to increase availability of their research.

Resources

Articles and eBooks

• • An overview to open access academic resources and .

• • An index of open access journals from around the world.

Open access scholarly publications

Preprints

These articles have not yet been peer-reviewed. All articles available via preprint services are available at no cost.

Practice guidelines

Clinical and community-based practice guidelines summarize evidence on best practices.

ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø clinical and community-based practice guidelines:

• ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommendations
• ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Recommendations and Reports

Other clinical practice guidelines:

• (UK evidence-based recommendations site)
• • Clinical practice guideline repository (registration required)

Other community-based practice guidelines:

Related resources

• ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Library Research Guides