{"id":1108,"date":"2016-05-09T09:50:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T09:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/open-access\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2016-05-09T09:50:28","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T09:50:28","slug":"thinking-of-doing-some-research-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/open-access\/thinking-of-doing-some-research-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking of doing some research this summer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re thinking of doing some research over the summer, we&#8217;ve got some great resources to help you. Have you seen our <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/open-access\/decisiontree\/\">Decision Tree<\/a>? This is a step by step look at key stages through the process of doing research. It starts by\u00a0asking\u00a0the questions\u00a0you need to\u00a0consider right from the start of your research. You may not have the answers yet but there are links to more detailed information\u00a0to help\u00a0you. The Decision Tree is a great resource to dip into when you need a reminder about the next stage in the open access process.\u00a0There are also checklists for each of the major steps, at the times when you need to stop and make sure you&#8217;ve done everything before moving on to the next phase of the process.<\/p>\n<p>Another page on the Open Access blog that you might find really useful is the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/open-access\/decisiontree\/offset-apcs-2\/\">Offset APC page<\/a>. This is a new, fast changing area where publishers are offering discounted or free <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/open-access\/faqs\/apc\/\">Article Processing Charges<\/a>. 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