Open Access

  • Open Access

    Open Access is defined as immediate digital, online, free and open access to content at the time of publication, without most of the restrictions traditionally associated with copyright and licensing.  

    About Open Access

    Open publishing channels

    Openscience.no has compiled a list of useful links for researchers who need to know more about open access publishing channels, of which the most important are listed below:  

    Choosing a licence

    The choice of license determines the creator’s rights, as well as rights and requirements pertaining to dissemination and prospective further revision of the work. For that reason, it is imperative to carefully consider which license to choose, since this determines how and under which conditions the work can be utilized in the future.  

    Several typed of open licenses have been drawn up under the Creative Commons (CC) umbrella, which provides free access to content under differing conditions.

    The Norwegian context and Plan-S

    Norwegian Open Access publications have to comply with Plan-S, requiring the immediate publication of research under a CC license. Plan-S permits publication in subscription journals, provided that a version of the articles is published in an open repository. Plan-S recommends using the CC-BY license, however other additions are also permitted.

    Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

    Open Access journals can apply to be indexed in DOAJ, if the journal comply with requirements of openness and quality.  Read more about why the journal should be indexed in DOAJ.. In order to be in our portfolio, we require that the journals strive to be indexed in DOAJ.

    Please confer with the instructions on how to apply for membership in DOAJ.

    DOAJ Seal of Approval

    To show that a journal complies with best practice concerning open publishing, it can obtain the DOAJ seal of approval. Even though this is not a requirement, it is something to strive for. In any case, there are no technical obstacles for a journal not to achieve this.

    Sherpa/ROMEO

    Being part of our portfolio means being indexed in Sherpa/ROMEO. This is a service that permits you to look up journals and verify their Open Access policy.

    Sherpa/JULIET

    Sherpa/JULIET is a parallel service to Sherpa/ROMEO, indexing funders’ conditions for Open Access publications, research projects and data archival.