Academics speak
‘Research publications that are funded by public money should be available online free of charge and accessible to everyone. Open access publishing gives the whole world access to scholarly publications.’
'Open Access is not a dogma for me, but a way to spread scientific information - publications, data and software - more effectively than by using the payment model. Sometimes there are good reasons to protect certain information. For research data applies the principle: Open if possible, protected if necessary.'
"Open access allows scientific publications of Dutch universities to be globally accessible. Freely sharing research results advances science and contributes to the dissemination and visibility of Dutch research."
“Open access is a matter of fairness. Not every scientist has access to expensive journals due to the financial situation. For us authors, open access helps to spread our research faster and more broadly”
‘Open access is an ideal solution for researchers from poorer countries and for professionals who do not have access through their employer to a library collection.’
‘Scientific and scholarly research that is funded with public money is visible worldwide through open access.’
‘Publishing in open access leads to more citations and a higher impact factor.’
‘We are seeking to give the study of Dutch literature an international visibility. And as a community of scholars, we want to engage with debates and with other communities internationally. We therefore benefit from the broadest possible dissemination of publications, with as few as possible barriers between our research results and the people who use them.’
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