Open Access : Publishing : Basis

[2 hours] - [English]

Would you like to find out more about publishing in Open Access? Do you want to know about the different ways, the tools you can use to identify an OA journal, and the options available for you to publish your work? Do you want to know and understand the OA policy and the rights and obligations that go with it? Then this course is for you!

Training aims
This course aims to provide you with the practical skills and knowledge you need to publish your research in Open Access.

Content

• What is Open Access, how it works and its benefits for research. 
• Different types of Open Access journals/public
• DIAL and OJS: open access at UCLouvain 
• Tools to identify Open Access journals and good practice (DOAJ, Sherpa/Romeo, etc.) 
• Legal obligations regarding Open Access (decree, law, obligations of funders, institutional policy)

Skills and skills families discussed
Information Literacy
   Communicating and sharing results