Open Access Gold
Open Access Gold describes the primary publication of academic texts within open access journals or other open access publication organs.
Open Access Gold
Source: based on Oberländer, A. (2020). Open Access – Es ist nicht alles Gold, was glänzt. In: Open Science. Von Daten zu Publikationen. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4018594 (CC BY 4.0 International)
Quality Assurance
Established scientific quality assurance procedures, such as peer review, are integral parts of publishing in open access gold.
A decision to publish should always be a considered and informed one. The "Think Check Submit" initiative, which is supported by publishing and library associations, provides scientists with a helpful checklist to verify the trustworthiness and seriousness of a scientific journal. This three-step "Think Check Submit" guide has been translated into numerous languages, including German.
Further information on quality-assured (open access) publishing is provided by the libraries of the Helmholtz centers and the open science contact persons.