DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
DOAJ is a prominent directory of Open Access publication.
It is a useful starting-point for discovering, or checking upon Open Access journals.
Source: https://doaj.org
Image Source: DOAJ
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
The choice of which publishing model to employ does not always sit with the author/researcher.
Research funding bodies may mandate the publishing model.
Image source: Image derived from the original: Padua Digital Library, University of Padua
https://bibliotecadigitale.cab.unipd.it/en/digital-library/about-publishing/open-access
CC Licence: Public Domain
Melbourne Polytechnic Library
has developed an institutional Repository
The process:
Submit your work to the Repository, by following procedures on the website
Upon completion of submission processes:
Articles become searchable via various web-based channels, including Google Scholar
Articles are housed in the Repository, accessible to anyone (no payment required)
For additional MP Repositiory information:
https://repository.melbournepolytechnic.edu.au/
https://libguides.melbournepolytecnic.edu.au/repository/faq
The OpenDOAR
(Open Directory of Open Access Repositories) provides a "look-up" feature for locating Repositories:
https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/opendoar/