Open Access Publishing in Austria Development and Future Perspectives

Main Authors: Bauer, Bruno, Stieg, Kerstin
Format: Journal NonPeerReviewed application/pdf
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: Transilvania University of Brasov , 2010
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Online Access: http://eprints.rclis.org/15322/1/37_Bauer_Stieg.pdf
http://eprints.rclis.org/15322/
Daftar Isi:
  • The following article provides an overview of Open Access Publishing in Austria in 2010. First of all, the participation of Austrian institutions in signing Open Access declarations and Open Access events in Austria are presented. Secondly, the article shows the development of both the Green Road to Open Access (repositories) as well as the Golden Road (Open Access Journals) in Austria. The article also describes the Open Access policies of the most important funding agency in Austria, the biggest university of the country as well as Universities Austria, the association of the 21 public universities in Austria. Finally, the paper raises the question of how Open Access is to be financed and explains the legal framework conditions for Open Access in Austria.