What has started as a relatively simple idea some 35 years ago – making scientific research available for free – has developed into a complex muddle of various variants of "freely available", various stakeholders and their partly conflicting interests, various business models, and many aspects to consider when publishing open access. The presentation aims to provide a brief overview of these aspects and thus situate the new "Replication Research" journal in an intricate environment.
Keywords: Open Access; scientific publishing; business models; stakeholders; publication support