Open access is free online access to scientific research output (scientific articles, research data, conference proceedings and other materials), which every user can freely read, copy, print a small number of copies, and save to their computer media. The development of open access provides an opportunity to disseminate scientific research results worldwide and provide better access to global scientific information resources.
Open access resources are a great alternative to resources stored in subscription databases, because the long-standing system of scholarly communication, based on increasingly expensive commercial publishing, no longer satisfies the participants in the scientific process. The scientist, his institution and the public do not have to pay for the results of these studies, which were often financed by taxpayers.
Open access resource directories:
- DOAJ – catalog of peer-reviewed open access scientific journals (all major branches of science).
- OpenDOAR – directory of academic open access repositories (all major branches of science).
- ROAR – a registry of open access repositories with links to institutional repositories worldwide (all major branches of science).
- DOAB – open access book catalog (all major branches of science).
Open access e-books
- MRU e-books https://cris.mruni.eu/cris/handle/007/16699
- VDU e-books https://www.vdu.lt/cris/explore/books
- LSTC e-books https://lstc.lt/leidiniai/. Publication archive: https://lstc.lt/leidiniu-archyvas/
Open access e-journals
Accounting, business, management
- Buhalterinės apskaitos teorija ir praktika. Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vilniaus Universitetas https://www.journals.vu.lt/BATP/
- Ekonomika (Vilniaus Universitetas). Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. https://www.journals.vu.lt/ekonomika/index
- Inžinerinė ekonomika. Technologija KTU http://inzeko.ktu.lt/index.php/EE/index
- Journal of business economics and management VGTU (Online) https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JBEM
- Journal of Creativity & Business Innovation. Vilniaus Kolegija University of Applied Sciences http://www.journalcbi.com/
- Technika Verslo sistemos ir ekonomika mokslo darbų žurnalas https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/business-systems-and-economics
- Verslas: teorija ir praktika. (2006). Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas. https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/BTP
- Verslo sistemos ir ekonomika. (2011). [Mokslo darbų žurnalas]. Mykolo Romerio universitetas. https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/business-systems-and-economics
Medicine, nursing, healthcare, cosmetology, oral hygiene, dental technology
- Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences. https://journals.lsu.lt/baltic-journal-of-sport-health
- Biologinė psichiatrija ir psichofarmakologija. http://biological-psychiatry.eu/
- Infekcinės ligos. https://journal.lid.lt/journal/IL/issues
- Journal of medical sciences. http://medicsciences.com/
- Laboratorinė medicina. http://zurnalas.llmd.lt/lt
- Lietuvos bendrosios praktikos gydytojas. http://zurnalai.vitaelitera.lt/knygu_lentyna/lietuvos-bendrosios-praktikos-gydytojas/
- Lietuvos chirurgija. http://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/lietuvos-chirurgija
- Medicina. https://medicina.lsmuni.lt/
- MEDH-EECA Journal of Medical and Health Sciences Education for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. https://lsmu.lt/leidiniai/mokslo-zurnalai/medh-eeca/
- Neurologijos seminarai. https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/neurologijos_seminarai
- Nursing Education, Research, & Practice. https://nerp.lsmuni.lt/all-issues/
- Radiology Update. https://radiologyupdate.org/issues/
- Slauga. Mokslas ir praktika. https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/slauga/issue/view/2611
- Sveikatos mokslai. https://sm-hs.eu/lt/
- Sveikatos politika ir valdymas. https://ojs.mruni.eu/ojs/health-policy-and-management/
Electronics, informatics, media
- Elektronika ir elektrotechnika: Research Journal of Kaunas University of Technology. http://www.eejournal.ktu.lt/index.php/elt
- Information & media. Vilnius University Press. https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/informacijos-mokslai/
- Informatica:International Journal: Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. https://www.mii.lt/informatica/index.html
- Information Technology and Control: KTU. http://itc.ktu.lt/index.php/ITC
- Olympiads in informatics: Vilnius University. https://ioinformatics.org/page/ioi-journal-contents/3
Social work
- Filosofija- Sociologija LSMC https://www.lmaleidykla.lt/ojs/index.php/filosofija-sociologija
- Culture and Society. Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas. http://culturesociety.vdu.lt/
- Lietuvos socialinė raida. Lietuvos socialinių tyrimų centras. https://www.lstc.lt/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Lietuvos_socialine_raida_2019_8.pdf
- Pedagogika / Pedagogy: [mokslinis žurnalas]. https://ejournals.vdu.lt/index.php/Pedagogika/issue/archive
- Psichologija: [mokslinis žurnalas]. https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/psichologija/issue/view/2423
- Socialinė sveikata. VšĮ Reabilitacijos technika. http://www.socialinisdarbas.lt/socialhealth
- Socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika. Vilniaus universitetas. https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/STEPP
- Socialiniai mokslai. Kauno technologijos universitetas. http://www.socsc.ktu.lt/index.php/Social/index
- Socialinis darbas. Patirtis ir metodai: [mokslinis žurnalas]. https://ejournals.vdu.lt/index.php/SWEM/issue/archive
- Socialinis ugdymas/ Social edukacion: mokslinis žurnalas https://ejournals.vdu.lt/index.php/socialinisugdymas/issue/archive
- Socialinių mokslų studijos. Mykolo Romerio universitetas. https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/societal-studies
Law
- Teisė [Mokslo žurnalas]. https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/teise/
- Jurisprudencija [Mokslo žurnalas]. https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/jurisprudence/
- International Comparative Jurisprudence [Mokslo žurnalas]. https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/international-comparative-jurisprudence/
- Societal Studies [Mokslo žurnalas]. https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/societal-studies/
- Public Security and Public Orde [Mokslo žurnalas]. https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/vsvt
- Business Systems & Economics [Mokslo žurnalas]. https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/business-systems-and-economics
- European Integration Studies [Mokslo žurnalas]. http://eis.ktu.lt/index.php/EIS/index
- Kriminologijos studijos [Mokslo darbai]. https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/kriminologijos-studijos/issue/view/1444
- Public Policy and Administration [Mokslo žurnalas]. https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/public-policy-and-administration
Transport, logistics
- Mechanika. Kauno technologijos universitetas. https://www.mechanika.ktu.lt/index.php/Mech
Turizmas, viešbučių vadyba
- Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies: Mokslo darbai. https://www.journals.vu.lt/omee/
- Societal Studies: Mokslo darbai. https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/societal-studies/
- Business Systems & Economics: Mokslo darbai. https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/business-systems-and-economics
- Journal of Business Economics and Management: Mokslo darbai. https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JBEM/about
- Business: Theory and Practice: Mokslo darbai. https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/BTP
- Intellectual Economics: Mokslo darbai. https://www3.mruni.eu/ojs/intellectual-economics/
- Laisvalaikio tyrimai [mokslo darbai]. https://journals.lsu.lt/laisvalaikio-tyrimai/index
Statistical information
- Lietuvos oficialiosios statistikos portalas https://osp.stat.gov.lt/
- EUR-Lex EUR-Lex – prieiga prie Europos Sąjungos teisės.
- IATE (Interactive Terminology for Europe) – teisinių terminų duomenų bazė visomis Europos Sąjungos kalbomis, kurioje galima rasti dominantį terminą kita kalba ir šio termino kilmę (šaltinius, kuriuose jie yra naudojami).