Ethical Aspects of Open Access: A Windy Road

This report on ethical aspects of open access summarises the outcomes of a workshop which covered multiple and broader issues revolving around this topic, ranging from editorial responsibilities in the Open Access world to ways of identifying questionable and unethical publishers.

Throughout the various presentations, given by a variety of stakeholders, solutions from different angles are provided to develop stronger mechanism against fraud, and to enable researchers to freely share the fruits of their labour with their peers and the general public.