A correct implementation of Open Access will not compromise on the quality assurance of research results. Open Access does not change the peer-review process – the publishers’ quality assurance hinges on a necessary critical review of the research results, which ensures the legitimacy of scientific research. Therefore the scientific journals will continue to play a decisive role in relation to research publication.
In fact, the implementation of Open Access may help to strengthen the existing quality assurance, due to the wider audience that it provides, while the possibilities of plagiarism are reduced, due to the improved access to the original research publications.