Negotiating Open Access: Ethical Positions and Perspectives
Vijayalaya Srinivas (CHRIST University (Deemed), India) and Gaana Jayagopalan (CHRIST University (Deemed), India)
Copyright: © 2022
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Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9805-4.ch018
Abstract
In this chapter, the authors interrogate the discursive terrain of the open access phenomenon to position the processual as well as the discourse communities that open access is inevitably enmeshed in. The essay explores the current climate of open access and investigates the ethical dilemmas that its subversive sibling of guerrilla open access foregrounds. Further, the essay also recommends a viable model that can be deployed by state players as an exemplar of academic socialism that is flexible, accommodative, and a true reflection of the open-access philosophy which also counters the development of otherwise illegal and ‘pirate' models of open access.
TopTowards An Operational Definition Of Open Access
Open Access (OA) has been growing enormously as a significant movement within academic scholarship. One of the significant Open Access statements that has governed the Open Access phenomenon is the influential public statement of the Budapest Open Access Initiative in 2002. This statement prioritizes free availability of research literature on the public internet that provides users permission to read, download, distribute and copy, provided there is proper acknowledgment and citation (Suber, 2012. p7). Similarly, the Bethesda and Berlin statements also echo similar sentiments with qualifying that the copyright holder’s consent for the distribution and download should be sought in advance (Suber, 2012. p8). Thereby, the removal of monetary and permission barriers is central to the Open Access philosophy.
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