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Open access helps researchers as readers by opening up access to articles that their libraries do not subscribe to. All researchers benefit from open access as no library can afford to subscribe to every scientific journal and most can only afford a small fraction of them – this is known as the "serials crisis".
Elsevier is a leading open access publisher with over 2,900 journals and 3.3 million articles. Learn how Elsevier supports researchers, institutions and the public with open access, open science, data and integrity initiatives.
DOAJ is a free and independent index of open access journals from 134 countries and 80 languages. It provides quality content, funding, news, and volunteer opportunities for the open access community.
Open access (OA) means free access to information and unrestricted use of electronic resources for everyone. Any kind of digital content can be OA, from texts and data to software, audio, video, and multi-media.
Open access is a movement that aims to make academic information freely available online. Learn about the Berlin Declaration, the golden, green and diamond routes of open access publishing, and the advantages and challenges of this model.
Open access literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. There’s an incredible amount of scientific research conducted at universities and institutions around the world.
Learn what open access and open research are, how to publish and pay for them, and why they are important for research impact and collaboration. Explore Springer Nature's services and resources for open access journals, books, data, preprints and peer review.
