One way of providing Open Access is to publish in an Open Access Journal. These journals make their articles available for free by charging for the publication services before publication, rather than after publication through subscriptions. Open Access publication charges can often be included in the costs of research funding, so the money for access comes through the research funder, rather than through the library budget. Of course, the initial source of the money is often the same (from government funding).

There is a growing number of Open Access Journals; most disciplines are now represented. A comprehensive list of the journals is provided by the Directory of Open Access Journals, DOAJ.