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Review
. 2018 Jan;26(1):3-4.
doi: 10.1007/s12471-017-1064-2.

Gold open access: the best of both worlds

M A G van der Heyden  1 , T A B van Veen  2
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Review

Gold open access: the best of both worlds

M A G van der Heyden et al. Neth Heart J. 2018 Jan.

Abstract

Gold open access provides free distribution of trustworthy scientific knowledge for everyone. As publication modus, it has to withstand the bad reputation of predatory journals and overcome the preconceptions of those who believe that open access is synonymous with poor quality articles and high costs. Gold open access has a bright future and will serve the scientific community, clinicians without academic affiliations and the general public.

Keywords: Article processing charge; Impact factor; Open access; Peer review; Predatory journal.

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Conflict of interest statement

M.A.G. van der Heyden is associate editor of the full OA journal Frontiers in Physiology, section Cardiac Electrophysiology. T.A.B. van Veen is associate editor of the OA Netherlands Heart Journal.

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