Understanding Open Access

A new guide produced by the OAK Law Project:

"Understanding Open Access in the Academic Environment: A Guide for Authors aims to provide practical guidance for academic authors interested in making their work more openly accessible to readers and other researchers. The guide provides authors with an overview of the concept of and rationale for open access to research outputs and how they may be involved in its implementation and with what effect. In doing so it considers the central role of copyright law and publishing agreements in structuring an open access framework as well as the increasing involvement of funders and academic institutions. The guide also explains different methods available to authors for making their outputs openly accessible, such as publishing in an open access journal or depositing work into an open access repository. Importantly, the guide addresses how open access goals can affect an author’s relationship with their commercial publisher and provides guidance on how to negotiate a proper allocation of copyright interests between an author and publisher. A Copyright Toolkit is provided to further assist authors in managing their copyright."

View the guide at: http://eprints.qut.edu.au/archive/00013935/

The Qualitative Report

The Qualitative Report is a peer-reviewed, on-line journal devoted to qualitative research and inquiry. You can browse the content via article index or search the journal via a Search Page powered by Google.

Other features include links to:

Qualitative Research Web Sites

Qualitative Research Journals

Extensive List of Textual Resources

International Journal of Ageing in Later Life

International Journal of Ageing and Later Life is a new open access journal devoted to research on social and cultural aspects of ageing and later life around the world.

This journal is published 2 times per year from 2006. Articles are available free on the internet. Special issues on particular issues on ageing will also be published. Call for papers for special issues is advertised on the Journal Website

Get published fast in a peer-reviewed Journal

BMC Geriatrics , is an open access peer-reviewed journal on all aspects of health care for older people.
Articles are published within few weeks of acceptance. This is an excellent journal to show case your research to the world. Latest highlight is : Ten commandments for the future of ageing research in the UK: a vision for action.

Highly Accessed Research Article in August 2007:

Systematic review of information and support interventions for caregivers of people with dementia