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Open access
What is open access (OA)?
Open access journals are freely available online, ensuring anyone, anywhere can read and build upon your work, without having to navigate academic paywalls.
Expand the reach of your research by publishing in one of our quality open access journals, making findings accessible to policymakers, practitioners, and industry professionals. You’ll reach broader audiences faster than traditional publishing methods while maintaining rigorous peer-review standards.
“The support for Open Access ensured wider dissemination of the research, which is important for both academic and professional communities. Given these factors, I am highly likely to publish again with Taylor & Francis.”
“The system was easy to use and the Journal very efficient in dealing with the submission. We were also extremely pleased with the transformative agreement that allows open access.”
“My university’s read-and-publish agreement made publishing this article open access a very easy process, and I’ll encourage colleagues at other institutions to look into their local licensing.”
“Everything was well organized, the review process was fast and fair, and the fact that the publisher has an open access agreement with my university are all very attractive factors for future publications in the journal.”
Why choose open access?
5x
Open access research receives 5 times more downloads, expanding your global reach.
40%
Open access articles get 40% more citations, boosting your academic impact.
2x
Open access generates 2 times greater Altmetric attention, increasing your overall visibility.
Benefits for researchers
Visibility
When your OA research is available worldwide, anyone, anywhere can see it.
Impact
Your research can have greater impact if others are able to draw on it.
Engagement
Increased visibility and readership can lead to more citations.
More Taylor & Francis open access options
Taylor & Francis is one of the world’s largest publishers of open access research. We publish over 350 high-quality full open access journals, ranging across disciplines and subject areas.
Dove Medical Press specializes in the publication of open access, peer-reviewed journals across the spectrum of science, technology and medicine. Our journals are indexed online via PubMed and PubMed Central, as well as in other notable indexing services.
F1000Research is an open research publishing platform for scientists, scholars and clinicians offering rapid publication of articles and other research outputs. All articles benefit from transparent post-publication peer-review and the inclusion of all source data.
Routledge Open Research is an open research publishing platform for scholars working in the fields of the arts, humanities, behavioural and social sciences, offering rapid publication without editorial bias.
PeerJ is a leading open access publisher advancing scientific research through openness, transparent peer review, and a researcher-first publishing experience. Our two journals, PeerJ and PeerJ Computer Science, serve researchers across multidisciplinary STM. Trusted by authors worldwide, PeerJ enhances visibility and makes high-quality research freely accessible to all.
Open Access Funding
You could publish open access at no cost to yourself with Taylor & Francis open access memberships and agreements. We work with individual institutions, funders, and consortia to design tailored agreements that align with their open access goals. Find out if your institution is part of our agreements.
Understanding gold vs green open access
Gold
Gold OA means that the final published version of your article (or Version of Record) is permanently and freely available online for anyone, anywhere to read. An article publishing charge (APC) is usually applicable if you publish gold OA.
With gold open access you can:
Share your research anywhere you choose as soon as it’s published.
Comply with any funder mandates to publish OA.
Keep copyright of your work post-publication.
Publish under a license with few or no restrictions on how people can reuse your work.
Of course, they must still credit you if they do so.
Green
Green OA, also known as self-archiving, is when you post an earlier version of your manuscript in repositories and online. This enables you to share your article without having to pay an APC.
Authors publishing in any Taylor & Francis Group journal can take advantage of the green open access route. This includes depositing a version of your article in an institutional or subject repository, as well as posting it on your blog or social media profile.
Please note that an embargo period usually applies.