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The Open Access (OA) movement continues to gain momentum, fundamentally reshaping scholarly publishing and redefining how research is created, shared, and accessed worldwide. By removing paywalls and subscription barriers, OA makes research outputs immediately available to a global audience, fostering collaboration, accelerating innovation, and increasing the visibility and impact of scholarly work.<\/p>\n

Despite these benefits, a number of persistent misconceptions continue to surround OA publishing. 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