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Recent Studies Point to Mixed Findings on the Citation Advantage of Open Access Articles over Paywall-Protected Papers

While the research of Hajar Sotudeh and Zohreh Estakhr indicates that Open Access articles published in Elsevier-published hybrid journals have a consistent, sustainable and cross-discipline advantage in terms of their citation performance over subscription-based papers published in these journals, from the more recent data that Prashat Kamat has presented it tentatively follows that, for journals published by the American Chemical Society, Wiley and Springer Nature, Open Access articles are as likely to demonstrate higher visibility performance than their closed-access counterparts in these journals as not. A Blog Article by Pablo Markin. In their study, published in Scientometrics on February 17, […]

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As Open Access Repositories for Data and Articles Rise in Number, Customized Search Engines Serve as Bridges to their Contents

That Google launches a separate search engine for Open Access data sets attests to the increasing importance of Open Access for scientists and the customized search portals that connect between researchers and the content that Open Access repositories store. A Blog Article by Pablo Markin. In early September 2018, Google has launched Dataset Search, which is a customized search engine that restricts its queries to online databases that offer access to Open Access data for scholars, journalists and researchers around the world. As a customized search engine, this portal accesses information only on the basis of how it was classified […]

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As Libraries Struggle with Budget Limitations, Publishing Books in Open Access Can Offer Long-Term Solutions

Through university and publisher partnerships, it becomes increasingly possible to create infrastructures for the publication and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the form of books, while alleviating the short-term effects of spending cuts and providing long-term solutions for licensing and subscription costs. A Blog Article by Pablo Markin. On October 23, representatives of scientific publishers and organizations, such as Taylor & Francis and ORCID, have made presentations on the manner in which Open Access can increase the visibility of scientific research at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, as part of the worldwide Open Access Week. At this event, De Gruyter’s Emily […]

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Open Access Journals and Institutional Repositories in Asia Continue to be Underrepresented in International Directories and Rankings

The lacking visibility of Open Access journals and repositories from the Global South, such as Asian countries, in international directories, e.g., DOAJ, can be due to the hurdles for the implementation of best practices they encounter, which limits access to knowledge, while indicating that university, publisher and funder partnerships can contribute to capacity building and academic quality in the journal publishing market around the world. A Blog Article by Pablo Markin. In their scholarly article published on May 31, 2017, Abrizah, Noorhidawati and Kiran have analyzed the presence of Asia-based Open Access institutional repositories in the Open Directory of Open […]

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While Inclusion into Citation Indices Can Indicate Open Access Journal Quality, Its Impact on Visibility May Be Uncertain

Though scientific databases, e.g., the Web of Science, make an extensive use of citation indices, such as the Social Sciences Citation Index, into which Open Access journals are increasingly included, whether these journal and paper indices are effective may be less certain than assumed, as recent empirical data cast doubt on the impact of Open Access on citation rates. A Blog Article by Pablo Markin. Citation indices, such as those developed by Clarivate Analytics for the Web of Science, aim to include high-quality global and regional journals across a wide range of scholarly fields, while expressly arguing that this significantly […]

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ResearchGate’s Role in Open Access and Open Science Promotion Leads to Cooperation Deals with Publishers

As digital portals become increasingly central to the communication and sharing of scientific findings, some global publishers recognize that their presence on the corresponding platforms, such as ResearchGate, involves both risks and opportunities. A Blog Article by Pablo Markin. According to a press release published on April 19, 2018, ResearchGate has entered into an agreement with Springer Nature, Cambridge University Press and Thieme providing a framework for their collaboration in relation to its article sharing practices. Previously, multiple journal and book publishers, such as Elsevier, Wiley, Brill and Wolters Kluwer, had sought legal action against ResearchGate, were issuing it article […]