Open Access Publishing: Home
What is Open Access?
Open Access (OA) is the free availability of an article, journal or other work on the Internet. There are varying levels of openness, but a work that is OA is free to access and read, not necessarily free to redistribute (i.e., via email) or re-post elsewhere (i.e., a website other than the source website).
"Open Access logo" by PLOS is made available under CC0.
- Open AccessSolid overview by Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)
- How Open Is It?This resource from Public Library of Science (PLOS) and SPARC illustrates the spectrum of OA levels. Also on this page are multiple translations of a printable brochure.
Related Guides
UB’s Open Access Policy
- Open Access Policy for Scholarly and Creative WorksEstablished Feb. 28, 2020: "The University at Buffalo endorses the practice of university authors depositing a preprint, post-print, or final version of each scholarly or creative work in the open access digital repository maintained by the University Libraries."
