# Scientific publishing: Who pays for access to research?

**URL:** <https://forum.edch.eu/t/scientific-publishing-who-pays-for-access-to-research/865>\
**Category:** Event\
**Tags:** authors-right, webinar, alternative-models\
**Created:** [29 April 2026 10:13 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/scientific-publishing-who-pays-for-access-to-research/865 "2026-04-29T10:13:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![mpaulhac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/mpaulhac/32/48_2.png) [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\
**Post date:** [29 April 2026 10:13 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/scientific-publishing-who-pays-for-access-to-research/865/1 "2026-04-29T10:13:50Z")

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_ **Open for you! 4EU+ Open Science Webinars and workshops** _  
_Open science is transforming the academic world. In response, the 4EU+ training programme meets the growing demand for transparency, reproducibility, and collaboration by exploring a broad range of practices. Come explore the basics of open science - open peer review, FAIR and open data, open software, and citizen science - in our introductory webinars followed by six specialized workshops._

The traditional publishing model requires researchers to publish in journals that charge readers for access. But are there alternative publishing models that make research openly available? And does open access always mean paying to publish? This lecture will present the main scholarly publishing models, their advantages and limitations, and will provide an overview of authors’ rights and obligations in the context of open access.

**Date: Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 2:00-4:00 PM**

**Speakers:**

- Charlotte Bultel (Sorbonne University, France)
- Zuza Wiorogorska (University of Warsaw, Poland)

**Register: [Registration for the 2026 Open for You! webinars #3-5](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDgx1Zom93yCCffIMu57Sv3eABLcOj4tw8SYBtw0VitVKmAg/viewform)**

> **Scientific publishing: Who pays for access to research?**
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> **Starts:** 13 May 2026 14:00 (Europe/Paris)\
> **Ends:** 13 May 2026 16:00 (Europe/Paris)\
> **Location:** Online
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> [Registration for the 2026 Open for You! webinars #3-5](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDgx1Zom93yCCffIMu57Sv3eABLcOj4tw8SYBtw0VitVKmAg/viewform)

**Followed by the corresponding workshop:**

> [@Navigating Open Access journals: Tools and strategies](https://forum.edch.eu/t/navigating-open-access-journals-tools-and-strategies/867):
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> Open for you! 4EU+ Open Science Webinars and workshops Open science is transforming the academic world. In response, the 4EU+ training programme meets the growing demand for transparency, reproducibility, and collaboration by exploring a broad range of practices. Come explore the basics of open science - open peer review, FAIR and open data, open software, and citizen science - in our introductory webinars followed by six specialized workshops. This workshop will focus on the practical steps i…

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**Post date:** [10 May 2026 12:00 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/scientific-publishing-who-pays-for-access-to-research/865/2 "2026-05-10T12:00:23Z")

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