{"id":5407,"date":"2017-10-24T07:18:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T07:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/comic_strip\/open-access-explained-why-publish-open-access\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:48:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:18:49","slug":"open-access-explained-why-publish-open-access","status":"publish","type":"comic_strip","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/open-access-explained-why-publish-open-access","title":{"rendered":"Open access explained: Why publish open access?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This <a href=\"https:\/\/about.hindawi.com\/open-access-infographic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infographic<\/a> was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/about.hindawi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hindawi<\/a> and has been republished here with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Often researchers hesitate to publish their research in an open access journal because they are either unaware of the options and benefits available to them or because they fear being deceived by predatory publishers. 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