How to Publish OA?

If an author wants to publish his/her work openly, there are two basic routes:

Both of these open access models are complementary, so it is not necessary to choose only one of the two, on the contrary, it is advantageous to combine them.

What are the benefits of open access publishing?

Green open access

Gold open access

better findability / higher visibility of work → downloads, citations
at no cost to the author
long-term preservation of the publication activity is ensured
possibility to immediately publish a preprint → speeding up communication
versioning + publishing associated data and other materials
possibility of monitoring alternative metrics and statistics

better findability / higher visibility of work → downloads, citations
users have access to the final peer reviewed version of the publication
access is provided by the publisher, not the author
authors (usually) retain copyright

Generally, open access offers

increasing visibility and accessibility of science and research results → which can lead to an increase in citation, influence and prestige
accelerating communication of the latest results and facilitating feedback both within and outside the community
increasing transparency in scientific communication
effective use of scientific results, work and resources (possible decrease in duplication)
the ability to directly influence what happens to a publication
a tool to fight plagiarism.