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. 2007 Mar 9;4:1. doi: 10.1186/1742-5581-4-1

Table 7.

Open access incentives in order of frequency

Audience accessibility 7
Broad exposure 5
Not that I know of 4
Retain copyright 3
Rapid dissemination 2
UNC covers author fees 1
Reviewer comments posted 1
High quality publications 1

Additional participant comments regarding open access incentives:

"Open access is practical in terms of audience and accessibility and philosophical in terms of ownership."

"Retaining copyright makes life easier."

"Anyone can read it from anywhere, including me!"