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Resources for Finding and Evaluating Open Access and Other Journals

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Open Access at UNLV

Did you know that the University Libraries supports open access publishing? We have a number of resources for authors and a number of open access collections and services.  

Are you considering publishing your work open access? Here are 1-2-3 resources for finding and evaluating open access and other journals:

  1. Start: The Directory of Open Access Journals (use DOAJ as a starting point)
  2. Review: Think-Check-Submit (considerations for critically evaluating any journal)
  3. Consult: Schedule a short consultation with the Scholarly Communication Librarian if you need more assistance

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