Open Access Scholarly Journals
Recently, the field of Open Educational Resources has been enriched by Open Access Journals, which aim to challenge and enrich the field of traditional scholarly publishing. Open Access Journals are freely available online and do not require a subscription fee. They remove barriers by making high-quality scholarly work avaialable online and free of charge.
Open Access Journals - Definition
Open Access Journals operate on a funding model that does not require a subscription fee from the end user - an individual or an institution. In order for a journal to be considered "Open Access", its publishers must ensure that journal users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, and link to the full text of each article without any barriers.
Open Access does not mean that there is no control over the quality of published material. Many Open Access Journals are peer-reviewed and have editorial teams that ensure high quality.
Open Access Journals in Education:
Teachers Without Borders has compiled a list of Open Access Journals that focus on education. If you'd like to consult a more comprehensive list or look for such journals in other or related disciplines, we encourage you to expore the following repositories:
- Directory of Open Access Scholarly Journals in Education (maintained by Arizona State University)
- Directory of Open Access Journals - Education (maintained by Lund University, Sweden)