In effort to implement open access in academia, I think there should be a strict criteria in publishing. I concur, there should be a balance between positive and negative when it relates to open access. The positive side is having the ability to disseminate information to the masses and exchange knowledge globally, but the downside is the quality, author fees, and cultural barriers. Some disciplines benefit from open access and are required to pay author's fees. In relation to some traditional journal publications, some published articles present poor quality and require an author's fee, so I guess they share a number of differences and similarities, so the objective would be balancing the two and streamlining more effectively.

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