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I've had two people now come back to me on Twitter saying that Gold Open Access, "by definition", means that the author pays. It does not. Much of the terminology around Open Access was proposed by Peter Suber and here's what he has to say about it (I've bolded the relevant portions):

OA journals ("gold OA"):

So:

  1. I am advocating for scholar-run models of OA. I've shown the very low financial costs in my guide and these can be funded publisher-side in this case.
  2. Please check the definitions before blasting me down on Twitter or elsewhere!