Openness of Polish Periodicals Indexed in DOAJ – Towards the Gratis or Libre Model?

• Main Author: Natalia Pamuła-Cieślak
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika 2017-10-01
• Series: Toruńskie Studia Bibliologiczne
• Subjects: directory of open access journal; doaj; otwarty dostęp; otwarty dostęp gratis; otwarty dostęp libre; licencje creative commons; polskie czasopisma naukowe
• Online Access: https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/TSB/article/view/14781

Open access to scientific content means removal of cost barriers and most of the restrictions on copyright laws. It can have a<em> gratis</em> dimension, where the elimination of the cost is the only manifestation of openness and usage is limited to fair use. It may also take the form of access known as <em>libre</em>, which, through the introduction of a license system, appoints possibilities of usage beyond fair use. The article investigates the situation of Polish research periodicals registered in the Directory of Open Access Journal for the application of license recommended in DOAJ and by Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Republic of Poland. The aim was to answer a question which model of openness – <em>gratis </em>or<em> libre</em> – is closer to Polish journal publishers.