Question

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II.

LIST-I	LIST-II
A. Green Open Access B. Gold Open Access C. Platinum Open Access D. Open Access Fee Subsidies	I. Articles are published in fully open access journals, with no charge to the author II. An article is published in a conventional journal but is available freely III. Help underwrite publication by students, faculty or staff in open access journals IV. An article is published by a conventional subscription journal and a copy is archived in a freely accessible source

• A. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
• B. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• C. A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
• D. A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV

Hint:

Green OA means repository archiving, Gold OA means journal-level free access, and Platinum OA means no charge to reader or author.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept: Open Access models describe different ways in which scholarly articles become freely available to readers.

Step 1: Match Green Open Access.
Green open access means an article is published in a conventional subscription journal and a copy is archived in an open repository. \[ A \rightarrow IV \]

Step 2: Match Gold Open Access.
Gold open access means the article is freely available from the journal platform itself. \[ B \rightarrow II \]

Step 3: Match Platinum Open Access.
Platinum open access means articles are published in fully open access journals without charging the author. \[ C \rightarrow I \]

Step 4: Match Open Access Fee Subsidies.
Open access fee subsidies help students, faculty or staff pay publication charges. \[ D \rightarrow III \] Therefore, the correct matching is: \[ A-IV,\ B-II,\ C-I,\ D-III \]