Open Access (OA) has become an accepted norm for journal-based research publications around the world, led by countries such as the United Kingdom. Yet has the process of academic publishing embraced the same levels of openness prevalent in other communities, such as Open Data and Open Educational Resources?
A criticism levelled against OA is its tendency to face inwards, rather than embracing inclusion from groups beyond academia. This is not only true of the self-analysis process, but also within the narrow focus on OA in terms of journals versus other - or alternative - platforms and instruments. Another criticism is the lack of open and critical self-reflection. And a lack of clear definition â upheld in practice â is yet a further criticism.