Open Access Publishing has been a significant development for the Scientific world. Today we talk with open access expert Chirag Jay Patel from R Discovery about this topic. We discuss: What led to the open access movement?What have been the biggest benefits of open access publishing?What aspects could still be improved?What developments are occurring with open access?How is R discovery using open access to help researchers? If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or papers we really need to read, you can reach out to us via our website: https://thestrugglingscientists.com/ Would you like to know more about becoming a guest on our podcast or sponsoring us? Then please check out the information on our website! Check out the Free R discovery app via: https://thestrugglingscientists.com/Rdiscovery Check out our sponsors at: thestrugglingscientists.com/Genei or thestrugglingscientists.com/Litmaps !