Open Access Week 2021:

Open access (OA) refers to free, unrestricted online access to research outputs such as journal articles and books. Open Access content is available to all, with no access fees.

AOSIS is an open access publisher, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the reader. Readers are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print,…

Open Access week offers a valuable opportunity for scholars and the research community to engage with each other, discuss, share, and promote the potential benefits of open access publishing. Open Access research is free to read, copy, reuse and distribute. Studies have shown that open access content attracts more attention than non-open access content.

Benefits of open access publishing include:

• Increased volume and spread of citations
  
  Greater public engagement…
  
  

This week we celebrate Open Access Week, a global event entering its fourteenth year already! Open Access Week 2021 will be held from 25 – 31 October, with the official theme “It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity.”

Open Access week offers a valuable opportunity for scholars and the research community to engage with each other, discuss, share, and promote the potential benefits of open access publishing. Open Access research is free to read, copy, reuse…