Why is Open Access important?
- Increased visibility for your work
- Publications may attract a higher number of citations
- Increased visibility of University researchers and their research
- Removes barriers to public access to publicly funded research
- Practitioners can access and potentially apply your research findings
- Increases ‘return on investment’ made by government and other funding agencies
- Compliance with grant funding rules that require open access to research output
- Helps researchers in developing countries access information.
Further information
Open Access Australasia (OAA) provide information and advocacy about open access publishing in Australia and New Zealand.
