The open access usage advantage: a temporal and spatial analysis

Guangyao Zhang, Yuqi Wang, Weixi Xie, Han Du, Chunlin Jiang and Xianwen Wang ()
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Guangyao Zhang: Dalian University of Technology
Yuqi Wang: Dalian University of Technology
Weixi Xie: Dalian University of Technology
Han Du: Dalian University of Technology
Chunlin Jiang: Dalian University of Technology
Xianwen Wang: Dalian University of Technology

Scientometrics, 2021, vol. 126, issue 7, No 40, 6187-6199

Abstract: Abstract In this study, we compare the article impact in terms of article usage between open access (OA) and non-open access (Non-OA) articles from both the temporal and spatial perspectives. Articles published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) were selected as our research objects. Daily article metric data have been tracked and collected from nejm.org and updated every day for over a year. The results of the study confirm the OA usage advantage to a certain extent. OA increases the article views, expands the geographical scope of article readers, and promotes knowledge diffusion. However, the delayed OA policy has no obvious improvement on the OA effects.

Keywords: Usage metrics; OA advantage; Immediate OA; Delayed OA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-020-03836-4

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