# \#open-access **URL:** https://onscienceandacademia.org/tag/open-access/3.md [Latest](https://onscienceandacademia.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://onscienceandacademia.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://onscienceandacademia.org/tags.md) --- ## [Available Sci-Hub mirrors](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/available-sci-hub-mirrors/912)
**Author:** [@rebecca](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/rebecca)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/available-sci-hub-mirrors/912 "2026-01-21T22:43:46Z")
I sometimes find it difficult to locate an available sci-hub mirror. So this thread is for helping each other to stay updated on the latest working mirrors. Working today Oct 21, 2020 (with and without VPN): https://sc… --- ## [Open Access Meets Discoverability: Citations to Articles Posted to Academia.edu](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/open-access-meets-discoverability-citations-to-articles-posted-to-academia-edu/2449)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/open-access-meets-discoverability-citations-to-articles-posted-to-academia-edu/2449 "2025-07-16T23:23:12Z")
Fascinating paper that seems relevant to many of us: There are also many leads on academia.edu where this paper was found that are worth following up on: Happy reading (and bibliographical searching)! … --- ## [Why and how should you use open licences for your research outputs?](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/why-and-how-should-you-use-open-licences-for-your-research-outputs/2432)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/why-and-how-should-you-use-open-licences-for-your-research-outputs/2432 "2025-06-10T22:39:54Z")
People may know this already, but this is a clear exposition of how open licences can and should be used in open research: --- ## [Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/gesturing-towards-decolonial-futures/2210)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 10:23am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/gesturing-towards-decolonial-futures/2210 "2024-11-26T10:23:54Z")
A colleague of mine showed me this website on Open Access: --- ## [Seeds of Science](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/seeds-of-science/1565)
**Author:** [@Gavin](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/Gavin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/seeds-of-science/1565 "2024-01-18T23:31:31Z")
The Seeds of Science team got in touch with IGDORE about publicising their new journal. I think it’s legit and looks refreshingly innovative (could the acronym SoS be intended to convey a more urgent appeal about the sta… --- ## [Royal Society Open Science](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/royal-society-open-science/2048)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/royal-society-open-science/2048 "2023-12-16T13:19:42Z")
So many resources in ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/journal/rsos --- ## [UNESCO Open Science Report](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/unesco-open-science-report/2045)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/unesco-open-science-report/2045 "2023-12-15T15:32:04Z")
Thanks @brucecaron for sharing this: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000387324.locale=en --- ## [Open Science: A New Paradigm for Economic Growth](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/open-science-a-new-paradigm-for-economic-growth/2027)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/open-science-a-new-paradigm-for-economic-growth/2027 "2023-12-06T18:50:38Z")
This looks fascinating. --- ## [New report on the state of repositories in Europe](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/new-report-on-the-state-of-repositories-in-europe/2030)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 12:53am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/new-report-on-the-state-of-repositories-in-europe/2030 "2023-12-06T00:53:41Z")
Fascinating report. --- ## [UNESCO supports Open Science](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/unesco-supports-open-science/2005)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 7:19am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/unesco-supports-open-science/2005 "2023-11-15T07:19:23Z")
I just discovered the following page containing resources provided by UNESCO in support of Open Science: https://www.unesco.org/en/open-science --- ## [Celebrating 10 years of ScienceOpen - ScienceOpen Blog](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/celebrating-10-years-of-scienceopen-scienceopen-blog/1944)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/celebrating-10-years-of-scienceopen-scienceopen-blog/1944 "2023-07-11T19:11:22Z")
An important milestone for all of us! :fist: --- ## [Lack of sustainability plans for preprint services risks their potential to...](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/lack-of-sustainability-plans-for-preprint-services-risks-their-potential-to/1921)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/lack-of-sustainability-plans-for-preprint-services-risks-their-potential-to/1921 "2023-06-05T21:26:25Z")
What a fascinating blogpost that may be of central importance to us at IGDORE! @jonathon.a.coates --- ## [A Year in Review for the Ronin Institute: 2021 – Ronin Institute](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/a-year-in-review-for-the-ronin-institute-2021-ronin-institute/1612)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/a-year-in-review-for-the-ronin-institute-2021-ronin-institute/1612 "2022-01-11T04:44:04Z")
New blogpost by @arika.virapongse in which she reviews the Ronin Institute in the past year: https://ronininstitute.org/a-year-in-review-for-the-ronin-institute-2021/6685/ --- ## [Open Talks Webinar "Open Science for Building Resilience in the Face of COVID-19"](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/open-talks-webinar-open-science-for-building-resilience-in-the-face-of-covid-19/849)
**Author:** [@pcmasuzzo](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/pcmasuzzo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/open-talks-webinar-open-science-for-building-resilience-in-the-face-of-covid-19/849 "2021-06-21T20:36:56Z")
This looks like a fascinating webinar on Open Access and more, with a nice lineup of speakers: https://events.unesco.org/event?id=192545367531&lang=1033 --- ## [Kitsune Issue No. 2021-2 (April 2021)](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/kitsune-issue-no-2021-2-april-2021/1296)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/kitsune-issue-no-2021-2-april-2021/1296 "2021-04-06T21:16:34Z")
Here is the latest issue of Kitsune, our Ronin newsletter, featuring an editorial from John Paulas: https://mailchi.mp/6cba55ddabbf/kitsune-no-2021-02?e=a18ebd51f9 --- ## [Project Free Our Knowledge: Fixing academia with collective action](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/project-free-our-knowledge-fixing-academia-with-collective-action/851)
**Author:** [@cooper](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/cooper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 6:49am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/project-free-our-knowledge-fixing-academia-with-collective-action/851 "2020-12-15T06:49:01Z")
Hi all, @Gavin invited me to start a thread here for Project Free Our Knowledge (FOK), which has partnered with IGDORE to accelerate the uptake of open research practices in academia (some of you may have seen it mention… --- ## [Preprint servers face closure because of money troubles](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/preprint-servers-face-closure-because-of-money-troubles/558)
**Author:** [@rebecca](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/rebecca)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/preprint-servers-face-closure-because-of-money-troubles/558 "2020-12-02T17:25:18Z")
Why on earth would anyone practice the same fee structure for repositories in developing countries as in developed countries? :confused: 1000 USD is about 5-6 times more than the monthly salary for many faculty members i… --- ## [What are the best open journals in psychological methods?](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/what-are-the-best-open-journals-in-psychological-methods/903)
**Author:** [@Enrico.Fucci](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/Enrico.Fucci)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/what-are-the-best-open-journals-in-psychological-methods/903 "2020-11-02T18:52:47Z")
Hi there, After a couple of rejections from “high impact” journals due mostly to editors’ advices (i.e. “After all, this is not sexy enough”…), I was wondering what is the best place to submit this preprint for peer-rev… --- ## [Universities should commit to opening up their research to everyone (opinion)](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/universities-should-commit-to-opening-up-their-research-to-everyone-opinion/768)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/universities-should-commit-to-opening-up-their-research-to-everyone-opinion/768 "2020-08-01T01:21:16Z")
--- ## [Nationalize and democratize scientific publishing](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/nationalize-and-democratize-scientific-publishing/750)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/nationalize-and-democratize-scientific-publishing/750 "2020-07-26T23:25:26Z")
--- ## ['Equilibrium is an alien': the politics of scientific trading within the context of publications](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/equilibrium-is-an-alien-the-politics-of-scientific-trading-within-the-context-of-publications/550)
**Author:** [@keithtse](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/keithtse)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 7:28am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/equilibrium-is-an-alien-the-politics-of-scientific-trading-within-the-context-of-publications/550 "2020-02-16T07:28:52Z")
I saw this survey on ResearchGate which I think may interest many of us. Let’s also initiate a discussion on this if anyone fancies: --- ## [The Guardian: Why open access to medical research matters](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/the-guardian-why-open-access-to-medical-research-matters/538)
**Author:** [@rebecca](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/rebecca)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/the-guardian-why-open-access-to-medical-research-matters/538 "2020-01-26T15:22:27Z")
“In other words, hiding research papers behind a subscription paywall – as is the case for an estimated two-thirds of all research – could be killing people. There are countless examples of how failure to share science … --- ## [Elsevier & Sverige](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/elsevier-sverige/478)
**Author:** [@rebecca](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/rebecca)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2019, 5:40am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/elsevier-sverige/478 "2019-12-16T05:40:17Z")
@gustav.nilsonne skrev i Tidningen Curie om nya avtalet med Elsevier: --- ## [When open science papers are published behind paywalls](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/when-open-science-papers-are-published-behind-paywalls/349)
**Author:** [@rebecca](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/rebecca)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/when-open-science-papers-are-published-behind-paywalls/349 "2019-10-26T02:29:44Z")
On Twitter we frequently see frustrated posts by open science researchers complaining about another paywalled article by open science people on the topic of open science and open access. Most recently, Felix Schönbrodt, … --- ## [Education in Turkey Progress Reports Issued By European Commission: An Analysis of The Years Between 1998 - 2018](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/education-in-turkey-progress-reports-issued-by-european-commission-an-analysis-of-the-years-between-1998-2018/173)
**Author:** [@rebecca](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/rebecca)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2019, 11:36am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/education-in-turkey-progress-reports-issued-by-european-commission-an-analysis-of-the-years-between-1998-2018/173 "2019-03-28T11:36:14Z")
Bağlıbel, M., & Samancıoğlu, M. (2019). Avrupa Komisyonu Türkiye İlerleme Raporlarında Eğitim: 1998-2018 Yıllarına İlişkin Bir İnceleme \[Education in Turkey Progress Reports Issued By European Commission: An Analysis of … --- ## [Ten Hot Topics around Scholarly Publishing](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/ten-hot-topics-around-scholarly-publishing/218)
**Author:** [@rebecca](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/rebecca)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/ten-hot-topics-around-scholarly-publishing/218 "2019-05-17T13:14:28Z")
Tennant, J.P.; Crane, H.; Crick, T.; Davila, J.; Enkhbayar, A.; Havemann, J.; Kramer, B.; Martin, R.; Masuzzo, P.; Nobes, A.; Rice, C.; Rivera-López, B.; Ross-Hellauer, T.; Sattler, S.; Thacker, P.D.; Vanholsbeeck, M. Te… --- ## [Sci-hub & LibGen permanently blocked in Denmark](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/sci-hub-libgen-permanently-blocked-in-denmark/323)
**Author:** [@rebecca](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/rebecca)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 1:23am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/sci-hub-libgen-permanently-blocked-in-denmark/323 "2019-09-27T01:23:43Z")
IGDORE researchers, please note that you all are eligible to a free account with Mullvad VPN (top recommended VPN service by e.g. privacytools.io and PC World). This ensures uninterrupted access to articles, wherever y… --- ## [Preprint: Ten myths around open scholarly publishing](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/preprint-ten-myths-around-open-scholarly-publishing/138)
**Author:** [@rebecca](https://onscienceandacademia.org/u/rebecca)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 8:29am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/preprint-ten-myths-around-open-scholarly-publishing/138 "2019-03-18T08:29:33Z")
New preprint on open science and scholarly publication. Three of the authors are from IGDORE: Jon Tennant, Jo Havemann, and Paola Masuzzo. They want your feedback on the preprint! Tennant, J. P., Crane, H., Crick, T., D…