Open access logo, originally designed by Public Library of Science A PhD Comics introduction to open access Open access (OA) is a set of principles and a range of practices through which research outputs are distributed online, free of access charges or other barriers.[1] With open access strictly defined (according to the 2001 definition), or libre open access, barriers to copying or reuse are al
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