How open can Open Access be? – Flockademic – Medium

"I’ve joined the movement to make research freely accessible to the public — research published in this fashion is said to be Open Access.

This is not as clear-cut as it sounds, though: over the years, many different flavours of Open Access have arisen. When working to achieve something it is a good idea to set clear goals. Therefore, in this article, I will compare the openness of different options available when publishing an article as Open Access, and which of these options I would consider preferable."