Definitely yes but may not always be possible for an author to afford publication charges in e-journals. Open access publications helps to disseminate our research work quickly.
Also see https://www.researchgate.net/post/Open-access_papers_Yes_or_No2/1
Indeed it is in fact obligatory for plenty of Swedish scientists to publish in the open-access mode, IF you have the funding for it - such as if you have governmental grants.