Ethical Aspects of Open Access: A Windy Road

Facilitating access to research is a shared interest of the academic community: Open Access enables researchers to present their results more easily, opens up opportunities for researchers and institutions who cannot afford to subscribe to scientific journals, and allows for an easier use of publications in the classroom.

But there are also unintended consequences. In some cases the costs have to be paid by individual researchers or institutions who cannot do so. Furthermore, it has led to an increase of predatory journals, retractions, and fake editors. How are these problems to be dealt with, or rather, how can the opportunities be maximized and the threats minimized? These questions were addressed at this workshop, which involves eminent experts from different parts of the world and from all relevant sectors affected by the on-going debate on open access publishing.

A report summarising the outcomes of the workshop can be accessed here.

Presentations

EVENT DATE

01 February 2018

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TYPE OF EVENT

Open to the public; registration mandatory

EVENT LOCATION

Palais des Académies
Rue Ducale 1/ Hertogsstraat 1
1000, Brussels

ORGANISER

HOST

CONTACT PERSON

Robert Vogt
Executive Officer
vogt@allea.org