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AKU-KE | Open Access Journal Publishing- free & discounted APC's: Benefits of Publishing OA

Benefits of Publishing Open Access

Publishing in open access journals has many benefits for researchers, including:

  • Higher citation rates than articles published in non-OA journals

  • Greater media coverage of research

  • The ability to archive after publishing in a subscription journal of your choice

  • The ability to retain your author rights and control reuse of the research

  • Compliance with funder OA requirements

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