Scenarios about 'open access'
The practice of making research publications and data freely available online without financial, legal, or technical barriers to access. Open access emerged in the early 2000s as a response to rising journal subscription costs and represents a fundamental shift in how scholarly knowledge is disseminated. This movement has significant implications for how historical research is shared, preserved, and utilized in both academic settings and alternate history explorations.
What If Academic Publishing Took a Different Path?
Exploring the alternate timeline where academic publishing evolved without commercial publishers dominating the field, fundamentally altering how research is shared, evaluated, and accessed worldwide.
What If Open Access Publishing Was The Norm?
Exploring the alternate timeline where academic research was freely available to everyone from the beginning of the digital age, revolutionizing scientific progress, education, and global innovation.