The story behind the journal: Physics Access โ€“ DOAJ News Service

peter.suber's bookmarks 2023-09-12

Summary:

"The journal is an international open access journal, established in 2020 by the Department of Physics, Kaduna State University, Nigeria. The journal publishes all Physics research, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies. The journal is mainly funded by the department, but has received some support from the university as well. We also get some funds through APCs, though we have one of the lowest APCs in the field....

Open access is the present and the future. It opens a lot of possibilities for journals like ours and researchers around the world, because it enhances visibility, makes the spreading of knowledge more accessible, increases the visibility of both local and international research and leads to citation impact advantage. However, the cost of publishing open access journals is a major concern and I feel there is a need for a continuous conversation about how to fund open access. But I am totally for open access. ..."

Link:

https://blog.doaj.org/2023/09/11/the-story-behind-the-journal-physics-access/

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Date tagged:

09/12/2023, 10:38

Date published:

09/12/2023, 06:39