Open Access Concept and Its Meaning for Turkey as a Developing Country A k Eri im Kavram ve Geli mekte Olan Bir ülke Olarak Türkiye in Anlam

The problems experienced in the scholarly communication process have led scientists to review the printed periodicals publishing system. The new electronic publishing models, which would alter the framework nurturing the price increases of printed periodicals publishing, have been started to be discussed with the rapid developments in the World Wide Web, which functions as a sort of catalyst. In this respect, the concept of open access, based on the idea of unrestricted access to scholarly reserch, has been set forth. The main purpose of this article is to discuss the concept of open access, the reason for its emergence and its meaning for Turkey as a developing country in the context an introductory discussion. Bas l dergiler arac l ile ger ekle en bilimsel ileti im sürecinde ya anan sorunlar, zellikle dergi krizi olarak da adland r lan ticari dergilerdeki keyfi ve a r fiyat art lar , bilimcileri, inisiyatifi ele al p, bas l dergi yay nc l sürecini yeniden g zden ge irmeye y neltmi tir. World Wide Web'deki h zl geli melerin bir tür kataliz r i levi g rmesiyle de, bas l dergi yay nc l n n fiyat art lar n besleyen er eve ko ullar n de i tirecek yeni elektronik yay nc l k modelleri tart lmaya ba lanm t r. Bu ba lamda, bilimsel makalelere ücretsiz ve engelsiz eri im fikrine dayanan a k eri im kavram ortaya at lm ; bu kavrama dayal olarak da yeni elektronik yay nc l k modelleri denenmeye ba lanm t r. Bu makalenin amac da, a k eri im kavram n , ortaya k nedenlerini ve geli imini irdeleyerek, a k eri im fikrine dayal elektronik yay nc l k modellerinin, geli mekte olan bir ülke olarak Türkiye i in ne anlama gelece ini bir giri al mas kapsam nda sorgulamakt r.