Open access journals provide literature that is freely available online without restrictions. This contrasts with the traditional model where libraries and readers must purchase access. There are different open access models - gold OA provides free access on publisher websites, while green OA allows self-archiving in repositories. Author processing charges may be required for gold OA. Over 16,000 open access journals are indexed at the Directory of Open Access Journals. The professor encourages pursuing an open access publishing career and provides additional resources.

1. Open Access Journals
Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood
Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences
University of the Punjab

2. Open access scholarly publishing
 Traditional model relies on commercial publishers;
Libraries and readers have to purchase
 Open access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of
charge, and free of most copyright and licensing
restrictions
 Author, his employer or funding agency bears cost of
publishing
 Benefits to authors: Increased visibility and citation rate
 About 16,000 OA journals at DOAJ

3. Open access models
 Gold OA
 Articles available for free immediately on publisher’s website
 Green OA
 Self archiving by authors in a research repository
 Hybrid OA
 Mixture of open access and closed access articles
 Bronze OA
 Articles are free to read but not available for reuse
 Diamond/platinum OA
 Free articles without article processing fee from authors
 Black OA
 Unauthorized digital copying by large-scale copyright infringement

4. Best of luck for your publishing career
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