By championing open access publishing, the academic community can bring us closer to making research available to all

摘要

Open access publishing increases the likelihood that academic research will be a top Google search hit for policy-makers, journalists and NGOs who use the internet to seek out research to inform their policies. Dave Puplett and Natalia Madjarevic list their top five tips and outline how open access publishing will increase citation counts and contribute to the author’s reputation.