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~ Openness is Strength ~

Master in Witchcraft and Wizardry

It is universially known that mystical powers dwell in words. To make your newly invented spells and curses more powerful, you decide to write a few papers on their mechanisms and make the papers open access.

The choices on open access you make will determine whether you become a master in wizardry or not.

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Magical progress

As soon as you start thinking about publishing your works, you receive a letter of invitation from a publisher…

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...Suspicious

Lucky!

The letter writes...You can publish everything as long as you pay them 888 gold coins!

Question 1/4

But you do not go the extra mile to check before submitting your works.

You check the journals and read a few of the articles. They are full of grammar mistakes!

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You are careful.

Being fast is being good!

Can they ensure quality contents to attract a professional readership?

Many grammar mistakes means little or no copyediting. But... they promise to publish your works in two days.

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You check Journal Citation Reports for the official journal impact factors.

It's wonderful to publish with them!

Unreasonably fast publication times means lack of peer review and editing.But... they claim the journals have high impact factors.

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You have avoided the predatory publisher! This saves your works from being disregarded by the wizarding world!

Sorcerer

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Apprentice

The publisher is predatory. The journals are never read by anyone.

Magic Progress

As a sorcerer, a scholar, a savant, you are never tired of doing research. You hope to understand types of open access before making a choice.

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Drag the circle and find the word.

Green

Bronze

Ruby

[ ] Open Access: The author self-archives a version of the article into personal web page, or a repository.

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Que letra falta?

Drag the circle and find the word.

Green

Gold

Ivory

[ ] Open Access: The publisher makes the works in open access in the journal. The journals may charge the authors a fee - Article Processing Charge, APC - for this.

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Que letra falta?

Drag the circle and find the word.

Ebony

Azure

Diamond

[ ] Open Access: Both reading and publishing of articles in journals is free of charge for readers and authors. The publication costs are typically covered by institutions, governments, or other funding sources.

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Que letra falta?

Drag the circle and find the word.

Bronze

Gold

Coral

[ ] Open Access: articles are made freely available to read on the publisher's website, but without an open license. Some consider this not a kind of open access.

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Que letra falta?

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You always demonstrate good research skills!

Savant

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Sorcerer

You were proud of your analytical mind, but this time, you are disappointed in yourself.

Magic Progress

You decide to publish your first work open access with a reputable publisher.Before getting published, there are a few decisions you need to make...

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Access Research (AR)

Open Access Insights (OAI)

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Global Review of Open Access Studies (GROAS)

Clue

You use a community-curated online directory to find high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. Its name is...

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Free Science Fees (FSFs)

Author Compensation Payments (ACPs)

Supplementary Materials Charges (SMCs)

Article Publication Charges (APCs)

Clue

You observe that a few journals offer an option to publish the article immediate open access by charging the authors a fee. The fee is called...

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Give-up publishing

Publish open access & deposit a version to a repository if compliant to the journal policy

Deposit the article to a repository only

Publish behind the paywall only

Clue

You can afford the charge. You also know that some would choose to deposit a version of the article to a repository. To maximize visibility, you...

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CC BY

CC BY-NC

CC BY-NC-ND

CC BY-NC-SA

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After acceptance, you now need to select a license. You allow everyone to read, share, and adapt your work for any purpose as long as they give credit to you. So you choose...

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You have made some great choices to maximize visibility of your first work.

Sage

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You have published your work. Yet, you find yourself pondering how the depths of your magic might be further unveiled....

Savant

Magical progress

You have got one article published and can feel the magical power grows when others understand your magic. You can't wait to do it again...

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This time, you begin with depositing a version of your work in a repository even before submission or formal peer review. The version is called...

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Preprint

Postprint or Accepted manuscript

Your target reputable journal offers options to publish a work in open access or behind a paywall (subscription based). It belongs to...

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Hybrid Open Access journal

Heterogeneous Open Access journal

You run out of gold coins. After acceptance, you have to publish behind the paywall. You choose green open access instead. The journal policy requires you wait for 6 months before depositing the accepted manuscript to a repository. This period is called…

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Exclusivity

Embargo

The burgeoning power is a sweet intoxication. You keep publishing articles with reputable journals and make them open access. Next time, you will choose…

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Gold Open Access

Why not both?

GreenOpen Access

Magical progress

You have made you works open access. Your magical power grows whenever someone reads and speaks your discoveries and inventions...

Magnificent Master of Magic

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Sage

You fail to make some of you works open access.You come within an inch of becoming the magic master of all time...

You can nowapply your knowledge!

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Exit

Your progress will be lost.

Are you sure you want to quit?

You use the memory potion for a little help in reviewing your memories...

Here they appear :