Document Type : Narrative Review
Author
Professor, Epidemiologist, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
Abstract
Until recent time, the publishers of scientific articles owned the intellectual and economic copyright by providing the facilities for reviewing and publications. Nevertheless, based on the recent technological advancements, a modern policy called "open access policy" has been developed in reviewing and publications of the scientific articles. In this new method, authors own the copyright of their articles by paying the necessary costs to the publishers. Therefore, as soon as an article is reviewed and accepted, it will be published online and everyone can freely access it. Given the importance of the topic, the present review article dealt with these changes in publications of scientific articles within health domain. Keywords: Periodicals; Journal Article; Open Access to Information; Publications.
)