City Research Online

What is Open Access?

Open Access makes research outputs freely available to anyone who wishes to read them. Various types of Open Access allow for different levels of access, for example limiting the use to read only or allowing commercial use of the material.

Benefits of Open Access

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Open Access Routes.

There are two ways in which research can be made openly available. 

Green Open Access

• Makes use of institutional (such as City Research Online) or subject repositories 
• Makes available the author's accepted manuscript
• Is free

Gold Open Access

• Makes available the published version of the publication through the publisher's website
• Requires a payment of the Author Processing Charge (APC)