Open AccessOpen Access Publishing
Author(s) -
Amelia Hadfield,
Andrej Zwitter
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
politics and governance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.746
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 2183-2463
DOI - 10.17645/pag.v1i2.100
Subject(s) - acronym , publishing , political science , free access , access to information , public relations , open access publishing , higher education , world wide web , library science , computer science , information access , law , philosophy , linguistics
The rise of open source online journals, free online courses, and other changes in the research and education environment, coined the "academic spring" by some commentators, represents an increasing trend in opening up the rules of access for research. Universities, libraries, publishers and even governments are paying attention to this new movement often referred to with the acronym A2K (access to knowledge).