The two routes to open access | Recolecta

"There are two main and non-mutually exclusive routes to Open Access::

'Green' Open Access (also called self-archiving)

• The authors archive (self-archiving or by a third person), in an open repository, the final version of the article or the final manuscript peer-reviewed.
• It can be deposited before, during or after the publication. Usually it is archived after an embargo period set by the publishers whose review and publishes the article in journals.
• Usually the commercial publisher's version is immediately available upon payment, during the embargo period, through subscriptions or fees for view / downloads.
• Both versions have the same content (peer reviewed), but may have a different format.
• This model is promoted by the majority of open access community formed by researchers and librarians.

‘Gold’ Open Access (also known as Open Access publishing or author pays publishing):

• The publication is immediately made available in Open Access by the scientific publisher. Research articles are accessible since they are published.
• The publication costs are covered by the authors (the university or research centre to which the researcher/author is affiliated, or to the funding agency which has financed the research).
• This model is usually the one promoted by the community of.scientific publishing
• Some journals, called hybrid journals, subscriptions and publications offer Open Access to certain articles.

Most well-established publishers have adapted to the research community's interest in publishing in Open Access mode, yet usually in favour of 'Gold' Open Access.

Nevertheless, a large number of journals, including those with high prestige and/or high impact factors have also developed self-archiving infrastructures ('Green' Open Access) that are compatible with the policies of research funding bodies such as the Commission for Horizon 2020."