Open Access

Open access refers to the free online access of scholarly information on the internet. This can be achieved by depositing material (within copyright) into an institutional or subject repository, and/or publishing in an open access journal. Much of this scholarship is indexed by Google Scholar, enabling instant, international exposure to research which benefits readers and authors alike.

Further information is outlined in the Open Access (OA) libguide.  The following links contain information on: 

• Background information and Open Access explained
• Complying with University OA policy and funder mandates on OA
• The different OA publishing models
• How to avoid predatory publishers
• Open Access fee support

Need assistance?
Please direct any queries to lib-research@westernsydney.edu.au

Danny Kingsley and Sarah Brown