Scholarly Communications

Open Access is the free, immediate, online availability of research articles coupled with rights to use these articles fully in the digital environment. Open Access ensures that anyone can access and use these results - to turn ideas into industries and breakthroughs into better lives.

-   The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition

Open access (OA) content includes scholarly articles, data, research, and educational resesources. 

• Increased visibility: Open access publications are freely available to anyone with an internet connection, which can lead to increased readership, citations, and impact of the research.
• Accessibility: Open access publications can be read and used by anyone, including those who may not have access to traditional subscription-based journals or who cannot afford to pay for access.
• Faster dissemination: Open access publications can be made available to the public immediately upon publication, which can help to accelerate the dissemination of new research and findings.
• Collaboration: Open access publications can encourage collaboration and interdisciplinary research by making it easier for researchers in different fields to access and build upon each other's work.
• Public engagement: Open access publications can help to promote public engagement and understanding of research by making it more accessible and available to a broader audience.
• Ethical considerations: Some researchers may view open access publishing as a more ethical and equitable way to disseminate research, particularly if their research was publicly funded and should be available to the public.

Pratt Institute Libraries,Open Access Resources.

• Utilize our transformative agreements for discounted or free open access article processing charges.
• Archive your work in Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, managed by the William H. Hannon Library and the William M. Rains Library. This institutional repository collects LMU scholarship and creative works in a digital, open-access environment to document the university’s history and the activities of its faculty, students, staff, and administrators. In addition to archiving LMU's scholarly output, the LMU community can use the repository to support the publication of open access journals, host events, create image galleries, and share other content.