GSU Library Research Guides: Open Access: What You Can Do...

Ways to Support Open Access

Use open access resources in your research! Turn to open access before subscription journals whenever possible.
Publish your work in an open access journal
Submit copies of your work to the ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University or to subject specific repositories
Learn and talk about scholarly communication and its costs
Learn and exercise your author's rights and copyrights
Consider an author's addendum to secure your rights
Consider creative commons licensing
Advocate for promotion and tenure committees to weigh open access articles equally with comparable articles in subscription journals
Help your professional organizations, peers, and students understand open access and what it means to them