Test Your Knowledge in Open Access - Part 1

What does Open Access (OA) refer to?

• Access to paid subscription-based journals

• Free access to research publications and educational resources

• Limited access to research data

• Access to proprietary software

Which of the following is a benefit of Open Access?

• Increased revenue for publishers

• Limited access to research

• Broader dissemination of research and knowledge

• Decreased collaboration among researchers

Why is Open Access important for education?

• It reduces access to quality educational resources

• It increases the cost of educational materials

• It promotes equity and inclusivity in access to knowledge

• It limits the dissemination of research

What is an Open Access repository?

• A database of paid subscription-based journals

• A collection of research papers and publications available for free

• A software tool for research collaboration

• A social media platform for researchers

What does SPARC stand for?

• Standard Publishers Alliances and Research Collaboration 

• Scholars and Publishers Alliance for Research and Coalition 

• Special Publishers for Academic Research and Cooperation 

• Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition

ECA Repository is operated by;

• Ethiopian Communications Authority 

• Egypt Scholarly Alliance

• Economic Commission for Africa

• Enabling Commission for Academics

Answer explanation

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) repository and can be accessed by anyone here...http://repository.uneca.org/

The Bethesda Open Access statement, which defines and supports the Open Access concept, was made in;

• June 2013

• October 2001

• June 2003

• April 2003

Answer explanation

The Statement was made at the instance of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute on 11th April, 2003. The Institute had brought together 24 people to discuss better access to scholarly literature. The group gave a definition of an open access journal as one which grants a "free, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual right of access to, and a license to copy, use, distribute, transmit, and display the work publicly and to make and distribute derivative works, in any digital medium for any responsible purpose, subject to proper attribution of authorship" and from which every article is "deposited immediately upon initial publication in at least one online repository.

Journals can have both open access and subscription only content

• True

• False

Articles made freely available on a subscription journal's website some period after it was published meet the criteria for Gold Open Access

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Articles in a traditional subscription journal that are made freely available after a certain period do not meet the criteria for Gold open access as they are not published under a Creative Commons license.

Find the false statement 

• Green Open Access refers to the self-archiving of an author's peer-reviewed manuscript in an institutional or subject repository

• Platinum Open Access model is the same with Diamond Open Access model

• Article Processing Charges are not paid in the Gold Open Access model

• Hybrid Open Access models offers authors opportunities to either pay to make their articles Open Access or be locked behind pay walls.

• Funding is usually provided by academic institutions,  government or through grants in the Diamond Open Access model

Answer explanation

Authors or their institutions typically pay an Article Processing Charge to cover the cost of publication. This model ensures that the article is available to everyone without any subscription or pay wall barriers.