Online Information Review: Volume 39 Issue 5

Making Open Access work: The “state-of-the-art” in providing Open Access to scholarly literature

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of one of the most important and controversial areas of scholarly communication: Open Access publishing and…

Open Access Publishing, academic research and scholarly communication

The purpose of this paper is to explore the difference between Open Access and accessibility, to argue that accessibility is the most crucial feature, and to suggest some…

For what it’s worth – the open peer review landscape

The purpose of this paper is twofold, first, to discuss the current and future issues around post-publication open peer review. Second, to highlight some of the main…

Funding models for Open Access digital data repositories

The purpose of this paper is to examine funding models for Open Access (OA) digital data repositories whose costs are not wholly core funded. Whilst such repositories are…

The quandary between communication and certification: Individual academics’ views on Open Access and open scholarship

The purpose of this paper is to understand individual academics’ perception, attitudes and participation in Open Access Publishing and open scholarship and revisit some…

Barriers to Open Access uptake for researchers in Africa

The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent of visibility of researchers in African countries, in the Open Access (OA) arena and aims to identify main causes of…

Open Access publishing and scholarly communications in non-scientific disciplines

– The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the current state of debates surrounding Open Access (OA) in non-STEM disciplines.

Opening Access to collections: the making and using of open digitised cultural content

The purpose of this paper is to situate the activity of digitisation to increase access to cultural and heritage content alongside the objectives of the Open Access…

The Future of the Academic Journal

Information Experience: Approaches to Theory and Practice

Open Access and the Humanities: Contexts, Controversies and the Future

Shaping Knowledge: Complex Socio-Spatial Modelling for Adaptive Organizations

Web Metrics for Library and Information Professionals

What Makes You Clever: The Puzzle of Intelligence

Open Access: redrawing the landscape of scholarly communication