Want to Get Published? Find out about the Essex Student Journal
Find out about the Essex Student Journal and how you can publish your University work for free!
Read More Want to Get Published? Find out about the Essex Student JournalFind out about the Essex Student Journal and how you can publish your University work for free!
Read More Want to Get Published? Find out about the Essex Student JournalWhat is open access week? International open access week is an opportunity for the academic and research community to learn about the benefits of open access, and to help inspire wider participation in the open access movement. The aim is to make open access a new norm in scholarship and research. What is open access? […]
Read More International Open Access Week 2022Discover how the Library can enhance your teaching and research! All academic staff are invited to our libraries for a series of events which will showcase key services and collections that can be utilised in your teaching and research. The events are an opportunity to meet staff from across Library and Cultural Services, and a […]
Read More Library Discovery DaysIntroduction Understanding the copyright ownership of the research outputs you produce is an essential part of the publishing process. Whether you are publishing a journal article, book chapter, conference proceeding, dataset, or any other output, there will be copyright considerations. Usually, creative works are protected by copyright automatically, but as these works are published, copyright […]
Read More Copyright and PublishingAs a Library, we work hard to ensure all students can access their essential readings via online reading lists. We know that making these resources available online has a positive impact on the student experience in various ways, including benefitting students based off-campus, and meeting different accessibility needs. E-books represent a significant portion of our […]
Read More The trouble with e-books and what you can doWhat is the Essex Student Journal? Formerly operated as ESTRO, the Essex Student Journal has recently relaunched onto a new publishing platform. The Essex Student Journal is an online multi-disciplinary academic journal and it aims to facilitate the publishing of high quality writing for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. How does the Essex Student Journal […]
Read More Essex Student JournalCelebrating all things Open Access at Essex, find out more about the open research movement, guidance on publishing open access, and much more!
Read More Open Access Week 2020What is open access? Open access (OA) refers to the free and unrestricted access to literature; in other words, making research available online with no cost to the reader. Many researchers will be familiar with using or publishing OA material, but it is also a useful way to make important and up-to-date research easily available […]
Read More How open access can ensure your students can access their module readingsWhat is open access? Open access refers to the free and unrestricted access to literature. In other words, making your research available open access means your research is available online with no extra cost to the reader. Most funders require research outputs to be made available for free to maximise the benefits of the research. […]
Read More New opportunities to publish open accessOpen Access? What’s that? When a resource is Open Access, it means that the full-text is available without any cost to the reader. Open Access resources are also free of most copyright and licensing restrictions, meaning that they can be more easily shared and re-used. Open Access therefore removes barriers between readers and research, making […]
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