Why Open Access?

  • Maximum visibility and accessibility.
    Open Access articles become available online free of any restrictions whatsoever; this maximizes their usage and citation.
  • Authors retain their copyright.
    By publishing your article in Open Access, you retain the copyright to it to the extent it complies with the applicable Creative Commons license.
  • Meeting conditions of granting agencies.
    By publishing the article in Open Access, the author often meets fully or in part the sponsor requirements on article deposition.