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Open Access: Publish

Here are some tips on how you can publish your work open access.

  • Publish in an open access journal. The Directory of Open Access Journals compiles information about such journals, including whether they require payment for publication or not. Many publishers also have OA options, although there may be a cost associated with choosing these.
  • Use a preprint server such as medRxiv to make available a preprint version of your work
  • The University of Manitoba Libraries offers support for authors who want to publish their work as Open Access. For more information, please see Open Access and Scholarly Communications.

If you need help identifying venues for publication, get in touch with us.

Selecting a License

When you are publishing a new or adapted open access resource, you should choose an appropriate license for it. This licensing should take into account what you want to allow others to do with the work. You should also consider the status of the original work, if you've created an adaptation, or of any works by others (eg images) that you've included within your work – that licensing can limit your selection. Finally, keep in mind that in order to qualify as open, the licensing must allow for the 5 Rs. Creative Commons has a Choose a License tool to help you in deciding on an appropriate license.

Whichever license you select, make sure it is clear and visible to potential reusers.