Open Access Publishing in Austria: Development and Future Perspectives

Authors

  • B. Bauer University Library of the Medical University Vienna, Austria
  • K. Stieg Austrian Academic Consortium

Keywords:

open access, scholarly communication, open access repositories, open access journals, open access policies, open access financing models

Abstract

The following article provides an overview of Open Access Publishing in Austria in 2010. First of all, the participation of Austrian institutions in signing Open Access declarations and Open Access events in Austria are presented. Secondly, the article shows the development of both the Green Road to Open Access (repositories) as well as the Golden Road (Open Access Journals) in Austria. The article also describes the Open Access policies of the most important funding agency in Austria, the biggest university in the country as well as Universities Austria, the association of the 21 public universities in Austria. Finally, the paper raises the question of how Open Access is to be financed and explains the legal framework conditions for Open Access in Austria.

Author Biography

K. Stieg, Austrian Academic Consortium

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Published

2010-11-16

Issue

Vol. 3(52)(2010)

Section

CULTURAL STUDIES