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Letter to the editor
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Open access publishing in gastroenterology: good for the researcher and good for the public!
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  1. Anupam Rej1,
  2. Natalie Menic1,
  3. Immanuelle Nyamali2,
  4. Jason M Punnamkuzhy1,
  5. Patrick Whelpdale1,
  6. David S Sanders1,
  7. Matthew Kurien1
  1. 1 Academic Unit of Gastroenterology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
  2. 2 Academic Unit of Gastroenterology, Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Anupam Rej, Academic Unit of Gastroenterology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK; anupam.rej{at}sth.nhs.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/flgastro-2018-101166

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    We wish to highlight the readers the benefits of making their work open access. Advances in the internet have enabled a rapid growth in open access publishing.1 However, most scholarly articles still remain behind paywalls.2

    Open access publishing has numerous benefits. First, open access publishing enables equity of access, with access not dependent on income. Anyone with an internet connection has the opportunity to access research published via the open access route and possibly use this in novel ways not conceived by academic institutions.3 It is also important that the public have access to newly published research, as a lot of research activity receives public funding, with a moral obligation for reciprocity. …

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