Authors: Malte Dreyer, Martina Benz, Maike Neufend and Theresa Bärwolff Open Access is developing in an area of tension between institutional and funder policies, the economics of publishing and last but not least the communication practices of research disciplines. In a comparison across European countries, very dynamic and diverse approaches and developments can be observed.

Authors: Maike Neufend, Martina Benz, Malte Dreyer Open access is developing in an area of tension between institutional and funder policies, the economics of publishing and last but not least the communication practices of research disciplines. In a comparison across European countries, very dynamic and diverse approaches and developments can be observed.