Open access options for publishing neuroscience research

The field of neuroscience locks away more research in subscription journals everyday, where many people around the world can’t access it, learn from it, or build on it. Instead, researchers can publish their work as open access, allowing others to read, distribute, and reuse it for free. This file set includes a list of journals (in .ods, .xls, and .pdf formats) which publish open access research in neuroscience. Journals are divided up into three categories: (1) open access journals focusing on neuroscience research, (2) open access journals which are not devoted exclusively to neuroscience, but publish articles in neuroscience as part of a broader portfolio, and (3) hybrid journals devoted to neuroscience which are subscription-based but offer an open access option. For all entries, the journal title, publisher, license, article processing charge (APC), existence of fee waivers, and the journal's website are listed. The majority of listed journals use a license that is fully compliant with the Budapest Open Access Initiative's definition of open access (CC-BY), while a smaller number of journals use the CC-BY-NC license, which is less open and puts restrictions on non-commercial use. The majority of journals listed also offer waivers for authors that are unable to pay publication charges. The author of this list welcomes feedback from anyone who is aware of journals that should be added, and will update the files here as needed. This work was originally posted on the author's blog (link below).

神经科学领域的研究成果每日都被锁在订阅制期刊之中，全球诸多科研人员无法获取这些成果、无法从中学习，亦无法基于其开展后续研究。而开放获取（Open Access, OA）出版模式则可让研究人员将成果公开发布，使其他研究者可免费阅读、传播并复用其研究内容。本数据集包含一系列刊载神经科学领域开放获取研究的期刊列表，文件格式涵盖.ods、.xls与.pdf。该期刊列表分为三大类别：（1）专注于神经科学研究的开放获取期刊；（2）并非仅聚焦神经科学领域，但将神经科学相关论文作为其整体出版内容的一部分进行刊载的开放获取期刊；（3）以订阅制为基础运营、同时提供开放获取选项的神经科学领域混合型期刊。所有条目均包含期刊名称、出版机构、授权协议、文章处理费（Article Processing Charge, APC）、是否提供费用减免政策以及期刊官网信息。列表中绝大多数期刊采用完全符合布达佩斯开放获取倡议（Budapest Open Access Initiative, BOAI）对开放获取定义的CC-BY授权协议，仅有少数期刊采用CC-BY-NC授权协议，该协议开放程度更低，对非商业性使用施加了限制。列表中的多数期刊还为无力支付出版费用的作者提供费用减免服务。本列表的作者欢迎任何知晓应补充期刊的人士提供反馈，并将根据需要及时更新本数据集文件。本数据集最初发布于作者的个人博客（链接如下）。