Open Scholarship

ܰپ’s Open Scholarship Policy
鶹ֱ is committed to fostering a culture of open scholarship, and is a member of . Open scholarship is the practice of making research outputs and teaching materials freely accessible without legal, technical or financial barriers. The goals of ܰپ’s include:
- Supporting the dissemination and preservation of scholarly outputs
- Ensuring authors retain the rights to their work
- Encouraging the creation of Open Educational Resources (OERs)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Open Research success stories
Professor Steven Tingay, Executive Director, Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy
“In astronomy, Open Access is significantly boosted by the existence of arXiv, a large-scale repository for pre-prints… These services greatly increase the visibility and accessibility of my work and the work of my team.”
Dr Hendra Gunosewoyo, Senior Lecturer, Curtin Medical School
“We are fortunate to be the very first Curtin authors to take advantage of the Open Access agreement between CSIRO and Curtin…”
Professor Lucy Montgomery, Professor of Knowledge Innovation, Centre for Culture and Technology
“In 2021 our collaboratively authored book Open Knowledge Institutions: Reinventing Universitieswas published as a fully OA book.”
John Curtin Institute of Public Policy
Dr Martin Whitely (Research Fellow) and Professor John Phillimore’s (Executive Director) open access short note in the Medical Journal of Australia won Curtin’s most newsworthy academic article award.
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FAIR
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Where can I get help?
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Email us
Contact OpenAccess@curtin.edu.au for all queries about Open Research.