Open access: why we must break down the paywalls now

Pru Mitchell; Tracy Creagh

Open access: why we must break down the paywalls now

Pru Mitchell
, Tracy Creagh

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

Publication via open access increases visibility, reach and impact of educational research, so why are we still hitting our heads against paywalls?

Original language	English
Journal	EduResearch Matters
Publication status	Published - 17 Oct 2022

Keywords

Educational research in Australia
educational research
journals
libraries
publishing
repositories

Disciplines

Educational Leadership
Scholarly Communication
Scholarly Publishing

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https://www.aare.edu.au/blog/?p=14614

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