Open Access Hub

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Welcome to the Edinburgh University Press Open Access Hub! Open Access (OA) is a way of publishing that allows anyone, anywhere to read, download, reuse and adapt your work free of charge. Here, you’ll find general information about publishing OA books and journal articles. While there is some specific guidance on publishing with EUP, most of the information in this hub will be applicable to any publisher that you choose to work with.

An Introduction to Open Access

Learn the basics about Open Access models and their benefits.

Demystifying Open Access

Discover definitions of common OA terms and read more about common misconceptions of OA publishing.

The Open Access Publishing Process

How does the Open Access publishing process work for books and journals?

Finance and Funding

What is an APC? How is Open Access funded? What are the available funding sources? Find out all this and more in this guide on OA finance and funding.

Open access for libraries

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