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The ethics of open access publishing.

Michael Parker¹

¹The Ethox Centre, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Oxford, OX3 7LF, United Kingdom. michael.parker@ethox.ox.ac.uk.

BMC Medical Ethics

|March 26, 2013

Summary

Ethics professionals should embrace open access publishing to enhance public deliberation and enrich bioethics research. This move supports broader engagement and more diverse scholarly contributions in the field.

Area of Science:

Bioethics
Scholarly Communication
Publishing Studies

Background:

Open access publishing is increasingly mandated by funders, particularly in biomedical science.
The implications of open access for ethics research remain underexplored despite its relevance to public reason and critique.
Arguments for and against open access are often framed in moral terms, highlighting its ethical dimensions.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze arguments for and against open access publishing in the context of ethics.
To explore the implications of open access for bioethics research and practice.
To advocate for the adoption of open access by ethics professionals.

Main Methods:

Literature review of arguments surrounding open access publishing.

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Analysis of the intersection between open access principles and ethical research practices.

Examination of the potential benefits of open access for public deliberation in ethics.

Main Results:

Ethics professionals have a vested interest in supporting open access publishing.
Open access can foster richer, more diverse public deliberation and enrich ethical scholarship.
The principles of public reason and critique central to ethics align with open access goals.

Conclusions:

Ethics scholars should welcome and support the move towards open access publishing.
Open access publishing has the potential to enhance the impact and reach of bioethics research.
Promoting diverse, experimental, and participatory publication methods is crucial for applied ethics.