Open Access publishing
Overview
Australia's Chief Scientist Dr. Cathy Foley has openly stated the need to improve open access to research and for an Open Access Strategy
"Australia lags some other nations in regard to open access, with well over half of Australian academic papers requiring a payment to access.... This makes it really difficult for the Australian community to find research on, say, a rare disease, or climate change.... Lack of access to information is a real roadblock, and hinders our ability to compete internationally."
17 March 2021, Dr Cathy Foley National Press Club Address, Achieving Impact from Australian science
There are a variety of open access models. Open access doesn't mean there is no cost attached, but rather than the end user isn't paying and access is not restricted. This has a number of benefits as shown in the model below:
