Open Access. What is it? FAQ & Answers

[From Google's English] "It's enough that my articles are read and cited in exclusive circles that determine my career. Why do I bother to understand what is Open Access? I do not care that everyone can access my texts! "If you think so, do not read the rest of this article The Decree Law of 8 August 2013, n. 91 obliged to deposit publications documenting the results of research financed with public funds for an amount equal to or greater than fifty percent in open access repositories institutional and disciplinary boundaries, within 6 months of their release. Those who want a detailed critical account can read the recent article by Roberto Case on Roars , offering, in the comments, the amendments under discussion in the commission "Public education, cultural heritage" of the Senate. This page has instead a more humble task: to produce a FAQ for the use of many researchers who know little about open access and think that we can not overcome the traditional system of publication with its publishing oligopolies. Those who believe that they have room for improvement Faq can comment on them one by one, in the section of 'electronic bulletin of political philosophy/ prepared for peer-reviewed open. Here is explained how to do it, even with a photo guide  ..."