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OU Libraries Monthly Feature: Profiles in Open Featuring Ji Hong

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“Profiles in Open” regularly features OU scholars who advocate for open access and make their work openly accessible, benefitting authors, readers, funders, the public, and others. Check out this month’s profile of Dr. Ji Hong.

Dr. Ji Hong is a professor of Educational Psychology in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education. She is the author of the openly published articles The Role of Trust: Teacher Capacity During School Leadership Transition and The Dominance of Blended Emotions: A Qualitative Study of Elementary Teachers' Emotions Related to Mathematics Teaching.

Why do you choose to publish open access?

I chose to publish open access because I can reach readers that I want to reach more easily. My articles target teachers, school administrators, and others involved in education. Some primary and secondary schools fund journal subscriptions, but rarely to the extent of colleges and universities. Open access allows my target readers to access my work.

How have you benefited from publishing open access?

My articles have wider readership since people can access the journal without subscription. Open access articles are also highly ranked in Google and Google Scholar search, further promoting the work.

Would you encourage others to publish open access? If so, why?

Yes, as it makes new knowledge publicly available to people outside university academic circles. This is a more equitable and just distribution of ideas.