Yusuf Kasim, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Yusuf Kasim is a PhD student at University of Ljubljana. His article “Dual unitary circuits in random geometries” was published under the transformative agreement with the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia.

“Having a migratory background from a developing county (Iraq) and being in personal contact with scientist in both natural and social science in my home county makes me very aware of the difficulties scientists face in these countries accessing reputable research. Thus, I always held the belief that science should be open and free to access to everyone.

It was then very important for me that my research is accessible to everyone, so the choice to publish open access was an easy one to make. The experience to publish in J.Phys.A was a smooth one, it was my first published article, and was generally well received by the community.

I believe that initiatives to promote open access are important to the community, and I would encourage my colleague to choose OA for their publications.”