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The journal seeks to publish original research articles that are hypothetical and theoretical in its nature and that provide exploratory insights in the fields of educational theory, teaching method, instructional design, students management, case studies etc. in both undergraduate and graduate levels. The editorial board welcomes high-quality research or review papers focusing on teaching, researching, training and applied work in the field of higher education.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What is Open Access? </strong></span><br><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> By Open Access, we mean the free, immediate, availability on the public Internet of those works which scholars give to the world without expectation of payment – permitting any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full text of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software or use them for any other lawful purpose.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Why Open Access? </strong></span><br><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Funders invest in research in order to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, encourage innovation, enrich education, and stimulate the economy – to improve the public good. They recognize that broad access to the results of research is an essential component of the research process itself. Research advances only through sharing of results, and the value of an investment in research is only maximized through wide use of its results. Yet, too often, research results are not available to the broadest community of potential users. The Internet provides a new opportunity to bring information to a wider audience at virtually no marginal cost, and allow them to use it in new, innovative ways. This has resulted in a call for new framework to allow research results to be more easily accessed and used—a call for Open Access.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Who Benefits from Open Access?<br></strong></span></p> <ol style="text-align: justify;"> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Researchers: </span> <ul style="list-style-type: square;"> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Increases readers’ ability to find use relevant literature</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Increases the visibility, readership and impact of author’s works</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Creates new avenues for discovery in digital environment</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Enhances interdisciplinary research</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Accelerates the pace of research, discovery and innovation</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Educational Institutions: </span> <ul style="list-style-type: square;"> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Contributes to core mission of advancing knowledge</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Democratizes access across all institutions – regardless of size or budget</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provides previously unattainable access to community colleges, two-year colleges, K-12 and other schools</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provides access to crucial STEM materials</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Increases competitiveness of academic institutions</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Enriches the quality of their education</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ensures access to all that students need to know, rather what they (or their school) can afford</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Contributes to a better-educated workforce</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Research Funders: </span> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Leverages return on research investment</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Creates tool to manage research portfolio</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Avoids funding duplicative research</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Creates transparency</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Encourages greater interaction with results of funded research</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Businesses </span> <ul style="list-style-type: square;"> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Access to cutting-edge research encourages innovation</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Stimulates new ideas, new services, new products</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Creates new opportunities for job creation</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Public: </span> <ul style="list-style-type: square;"> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provides access to previously unavailable materials relating to health, energy, environment, and other areas of broad interest</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Creates better educated populace</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Encourages support of scientific enterprise and engagement in citizen science</span></li> </ul> </li> </ol> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Why start with public access?</strong></span><br><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> “Governments would boost innovation and get a better return on their investment in publicly funded research by making research findings more widely available… And by doing so, they would maximize social returns on public investments.” –Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Widespread access to publicly funded research results is an essential, inseparable component of our nation’s investment in science.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; 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