Citation Advantage of Open Access Articles

Gunther Eysenbach

Working Papers from eSocialSciences

Abstract: Open access (OA) to the research literature has the potential to accelerate recognition and dissemination of research findings, but its actual effects are controversial. This was a longitudinal bibliometric analysis of a cohort of OA and non-OA articles published between June 8, 2004, and December 20, 2004, in the same journal (PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences). There is strong evidence tthat, even in a journal that is widely available in research libraries, OA articles are more immediately recognized and cited by peers than non-OA articles published in the same journal. OA is likely to benefit science by accelerating dissemination and uptake of research findings.

Keywords: open access; citations; bibliometric studies; research dissemination; Media (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-09
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