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Fact Data about Open Access Publication

* All data are aggregated using SciVal. (as of 2025-01-28)
* Includes number of Article in Press, which have been accepted for publication, but have not yet been assigned to a journal issue.
* Explanations of the types of open access are provided at the end of this page under "Types of Open Access Publication".
* Papers with multiple types set, such as "Gold | Green," are those that achieve open access through multiple methods.

Number and Percentage of Open Access Publication from Kyushu University in 2023

Number of Publication by Open Access Type

What's Open Access?

"Open access" means free availability of peer-reviewed scholarly research on the Internet.

Significance of open access:

  • Promote equal access to academic information across disparities
  • Sharing and reuse of research results, and promote further creation of interdisciplinary research and innovation.
  • The results will be returned to society and contribute to the development of human society.

Authors also benefit from making their research open access:

  • Open access academic articles can be accessed free of charge from all across the world via the internet.
  • More citations by peer researchers can be expected.
  • Sharing research results advances and returns to society.

Kyushu University has "Kyushu University Open Access Policy" (Approved by Education and Research Council on January 19, 2016).

Reference

What's Open Access? | Kyushu University Library外部リンク (accessed 2025-01-17)

Types of Open Access Publication

  • Gold: Published version with Creative Commons license, available on publisher platform. Documents are in journals which only publish open access.
  • Hybrid Gold: Published version with Creative Commons license, available on publisher platform. Documents are in journals which provide authors the choice of publishing open access.
  • Bronze: Published version of record or manuscript accepted for publication, for which the publisher has chosen to provide temporary or permanent free access. Bronze status is assigned to a document if there is another (publisher-specific) license other than a Creative Commons license, or no license at all.
  • Green: Published version or manuscript accepted for publication, available at repository. Documents may also be available gold or other free-to-read on the publisher platform.

Reference

Open Access documents and filters in SciVal - SciVal Support Center外部リンク (accessed 2025-01-17)