{"id":5595,"date":"2023-10-26T06:03:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T06:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/comic_strip\/free-handbook-what-every-researcher-should-know-about-open-access\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T18:36:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T18:36:43","slug":"free-handbook-what-every-researcher-should-know-about-open-access","status":"publish","type":"comic_strip","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/free-handbook-what-every-researcher-should-know-about-open-access","title":{"rendered":"FREE HANDBOOK: What every researcher should know about open access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #252423;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Navigating scholarly publishing can be a challenging task if you are an early career researcher. 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