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Joined January 2020
Publishers increasingly dedicate scholarly publications, book collections, special issues and academic journals in #OpenAccess to sustainable development goals (#SDGs), while seeking to offset author-facing publishing fees in their models ow.ly/fmW450TLpW9
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Scholarly titles in #OpenAccess not only fill the gaps in monograph dissemination, but also facilitate the sharing of discoveries and insights with local and international stakeholders ow.ly/RFUF50TrAKs
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Pledging support for e-book collections promises to transition latest scholarly results into #OpenAccess, while removing barriers to academic knowledge for stakeholders around the world ow.ly/YIrr50T8ttt?
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While #OpenAccess guidelines need to be extended to empirical data, their discoverability demands infrastructure and metadata support circuits ow.ly/U03U50SR3Fc
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For minority scholars, #OpenAccess publishing can be associated with the risks of exposure to knowledge inequities, alongside flexible access to critical research results, in the context of funding agency mandates and community engagement it enables ow.ly/hIwk50SwMxz
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Academic institutions may need to adopt proactive policies promoting #OpenAccess, based on best practices, support initiatives, and Open Science culture ow.ly/6Rtg50Rtgp6
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In emerging economies, the operation of #OpenAccess publishing initiatives continues to necessitate sustainable models, institutional support and international partnerships ow.ly/uKMk50RsEwI
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Academic institutions increasingly recognize that the implementation of #OpenScience guidelines needs to also encompass empirical data and publication metadata, which likely requires supporting infrastructures, sustainable models and collaborative action ow.ly/nkP350Rog9z
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For Global South countries, the implementation of #OpenScience policies likely continues to be hampered by insufficient infrastructure, funding limitations and piecemeal support, which also creates demand for collaborative solutions and capacity building ow.ly/fwwG50Rnh28
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Scholarly institutions opt for #OpenAccess models to boost the discoverability of their output, increase its global impact, while stimulating problem-oriented collaboration across scientific fields, industry stakeholders, insight generation from findings ow.ly/tEFS50Qczo8
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Around two thirds of scholars are cognizant of the beneficial effects that #OpenAccess has in terms of rapid result and method sharing, while contributing to research impact and publication transparency, despite cost concerns that its models can involve ow.ly/FIu650Q5Bne
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