Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-4-2025

Publication Title

portal: Libraries and the Academy

Volume

25

Issue

1

First page number:

151

Last page number:

177

Abstract

This paper describes results of a 2023 survey of authors who applied to University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Open Article Fund, a fund that supports article processing charges (APCs). The survey sought feedback about the fund’s impact, value, and award criteria as well as opinions on other open access topics. Results show that the fund has had a positive impact on open access uptake and opinions of open access. Respondents reported that they participate in other open publishing activities and believe that most publications should be made open access. The results suggest opportunities for better strategic connections between the fund and other open access outreach efforts.

Keywords

Open access; Scholarly publishing; Article processing charges

Disciplines

Library and Information Science | Scholarly Communication | Scholarly Publishing

File Format

pdf

File Size

720 KB

Language

English

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Publisher Citation

Wirth, Andrea A. "Improved Open Access Support through a Popular Open Access Fund." portal: Libraries and the Academy, vol. 25 no. 1, 2025, p. 151-177. Project MUSE, https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/pla.2025.a950013.

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