(1/4) Myth: publishing #OpenAccess means expensive article processing charges (APCs).
This isn't true – there are ways to avoid expensive APCs so you can publish OA without being put out!
#OAWeek2020
This isn't true – there are ways to avoid expensive APCs so you can publish OA without being put out!

(2/4) First is via Gold OA!
Consult the Directory of #OpenAccess Journals to identify OA journals that don’t charge article processing fees. https://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/c.php?g=865535&p=6208841#s-lg-box-21313715

Consult the Directory of #OpenAccess Journals to identify OA journals that don’t charge article processing fees. https://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/c.php?g=865535&p=6208841#s-lg-box-21313715
(3/4) Second option is via Green OA
– you can open up research published in subscription journals through ‘self-archiving’ in an institutional repository such as espace.
If this appeals to you, we have a guide available to help!
https://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/c.php?g=843592&p=6151212

If this appeals to you, we have a guide available to help!

(4/4) For more information, we’re holding an online open access publishing seminar on Nov 4. We'll help you locate OA journals and help you get your work made visible and accessible!
https://careerhub.curtin.edu.au/students/events/Detail/1312676/publishing-power-hour-5-publis
