All together they together, advantages  differ according to three different benefit groups as shown in table 1. Researchers arealso  individuals who might respond more to reasons like higher citation rates ( ...
adsurl = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ASPC..461..763H},  adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System},  }  " data-bib-key="Henneken_2012" contenteditable="false">Henneken 2012, Piwowar). Piwowar, Kurtz 2005).  On the other hand service departments of (also non-)research institutions like libraries and official representatives like presidents might consider also more collective benefits. Open access as global conception is not an aim in itself but should provide means improving science, enhancing transparency and fostering integrity.

- researchers: Findings are openly distributed and are accessible to anyone, this means easier distribution of research results, easier collaboration due to open data

- scientific institutions: Preservation and availability of research results inspite of highly mobile scientists 

- science: anyone can participate, findings are shared and distributed broadly, less duplicate studies saves money, better reproducability which makes science better

   

Groups of benefits from individual to collective benefits

Individual researcher

Research institution