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\title{Open Access Journals: some myths}



\author[1]{Josh Nicholson}%
\author[1]{Alberto Pepe}%
\affil[1]{Authorea}%


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  \date{April 25, 2026}


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\section*{Most research today is not in Open Access
Journals}

{\label{448624}}

The majority of research today is published behind a paywall (figure
{\ref{420454}}). ~This is unlikely to be the case in
the next few years. Particularly since new policies require research to
be published in open access journals (figure
{\ref{420454}}). ~First coined in the early 90's,
\emph{open access} refers to content that is freely accessible and
reusable under specific copyright agreements, such as the Creative
Commons Attribution 4.0 license
(\href{https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}{CC-BY 4.0}). What
has lead to the rise of open access journals? How does Authorea, a
collaborative authoring platform, fit within the landscape?

\par\null\selectlanguage{english}
\begin{figure}[h!]
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\includegraphics[width=0.91\columnwidth]{figures/openaccessgrowth/openaccessgrowth}
\caption{{Open access articles are estimated to overtake subscription articles in
less than a year. Image from
\href{https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/06/why-science-needs-to-open-up/}{World
Economic Forum}.
{\label{420454}}%
}}
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\section*{Open Access Journals}

{\label{998282}}

When open access journals launched, there was skepticism around how
successful they'd be. They were a new model of research publishing and
often involved costly upfront fees. However, the Public Library of
Science (PLOS) and BioMed Central (BMC) proved there was a demand for
open access journals and a sustainable business model to support them.
While open access journals are becoming the norm, there is widespread
confusion of what they are and if they are reputable. We examine these
questions below.

\par\null

\subsection*{Myth 1: Open access journals are not - or are lightly - peer
reviewed}

{\label{143507}}

This is \textbf{false.} Open access journals undergo the same peer
review processes that subscription-based publishers perform. One key
difference is that many open access journals judge research based on
merit, not on perceived impact.

\par\null

\subsection*{Myth 2: Open access journals charge for
publishing}

{\label{841568}}

This is partially true. While many open access journals do charge
authors to publish their work openly, the majority do not
\cite{Crawford_2015}.~

\par\null

\subsection*{Myth 3: Open access journals have less impact than
subscription
journals}

{\label{134400}}

This is false. The impact of open access articles, as measured by
citations, has increased \cite{Eysenbach_2006}.

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\subsubsection*{~~~~~~}

{\label{800620}}

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{\label{790034}}\par\null\par\null\selectlanguage{english}
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\caption{{From~\textbf{The Rise of Open Science}, published in \emph{Science} by
Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD
(\href{http://www.xkcd.com}{www.xkcd.com})
{\label{774432}}
Article source:~\url{http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6154/58.full}
{\label{774432}}{\label{774432}}%
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\section*{}

{\label{247490}}

\section*{Authorea supports open access
journals}

{\label{144529}}

Researchers can preprint their work and make it open access on Authorea.
Our platform enables direct submission to a growing list of open access
and subscription-based journals. ~

\par\null\par\null

\subsection*{Read more:}

{\label{234736}}

\href{https://www.authorea.com/users/8850/articles/155312-introducing-the-21st-century-preprint-html-versioned-citable-data-rich}{Introducing
the 21st-century preprint: HTML, versioned, citable, data-rich.}

\href{https://www.authorea.com/users/8850/articles/135301-open-access-preprints-journals-and-scholars-take-action/_show_article}{Open
Access + Preprints: Journals and scholars take action}

\href{https://www.authorea.com/users/8850/articles/125400-65-out-of-the-100-most-cited-papers-are-paywalled/_show_article}{65
out of the 100 most cited papers are paywalled.}

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