Category: Open access

Why shouldn’t your PhD thesis be accessible to everyone?

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A PhD thesis is the result of many years of hard work, and the author generally hopes it will be the start of a successful academic career. But quite often, it is only read by the authors themselves and their supervisors. Who should be allowed to access it, and how? Our colleague Catherine Brendow discusses the main reasons why PhD students are generally reluctant to make their thesis accessible.

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Read and publish agreements: an easier way to publish open access

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Swiss universities have signed Read & Publish agreements with several large academic publishers. These agreements enable researchers to publish open access in renowned journals without paying APCs (Article Processing Charges). Our open access specialist Catherine Brendow explains what they are, how they work, and how Geneva Graduate Institute researchers can benefit from them.

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Open access publishing at the Graduate Institute: the 2024 barometer

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Since 2021, the Graduate Institute has agreements with major publishers that make it easier for researchers to publish open access (OA) articles. They have taken advantage of this opportunity and the proportion of OA articles has risen sharply. But a detailed analysis shows that the path taken may be unsustainable, and that most researchers are still neglecting simple ways to make their research accessible.

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