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.