Open Access Policy

Open Access is a publishing model which allows readers to access scientific publications online free of charge. Open Access removes price and permission barriers: there are no subscription fees, and unrestricted use of all published material is made possible thanks to flexible intellectual property laws for authors.
By removing access barriers typical of traditional publishing models, Open Access accelerates research and learning and enables the sharing of knowledge on a global level. Knowledge is a heritage that should be freely accessible to everyone.

Benefits of Open Access

The scientific community and the whole of society benefits from Open Access.

Comprehensive, fast and efficient research cycles allow scholars to make progress in their careers more effectively thanks to immediate

access

to new research materials, findings and the latest scientific developments.

the

same

time,

providing

information-sharing

framework

where

readers

can

refer

to,

distribute

display

the

work

others,

Open

Access contributes to the wider dissemination, increased usage and impact of researchers' work.

Open Access

brings

increased

visibility to

institutions

that

fund and

supervise

research.

Universities, institutes,

foundations,

national

funds

for

scientific research and government agencies all benefit from the increased visibility and higher citation rates of funded projects. Moreover, unrestricted use of and immediate access to free research literature provides a great resource for teaching, conference presentations and lectures, and thus both teaching staff and students benefit highly from it.

Finally,

since

they

are

able

connect

readers

relevant

content

and

expand

their

catalogs

cost,

libraries

are

likely

profit

from

the

favorable opportunities offered by Open Access publishing.