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The state of OA: a large-scale analysis of the prevalence and impact of Open Access articles

PeerJ · 13 February 2018

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Summary

Uses large samples of DOIs and the Unpaywall database to estimate how much of the scholarly literature is freely available and in which forms (gold, green, hybrid, bronze). It also reports that open articles tend to receive more citations, while noting this is an observational association.

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Authors

  • Heather PiwowarImpactstory, Sanford, NC, USA
  • Jason PriemImpactstory, Sanford, NC, USA
  • Vincent LarivièreÉcole de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; Observatoire des Sciences et des Technologies (OST), Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche sur la Science et la Technologie (CIRST), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
  • Juan Pablo AlperinCanadian Institute for Studies in Publishing, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Public Knowledge Project, Canada
  • Lisa MatthiasScholarly Communications Lab, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
  • Bree NorlanderInformation School, University of Washington, Seattle, USA; FlourishOA, USA
  • Ashley FarleyInformation School, University of Washington, Seattle, USA; FlourishOA, USA
  • Jevin WestInformation School, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
  • Stefanie HausteinObservatoire des Sciences et des Technologies (OST), Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche sur la Science et la Technologie (CIRST), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; School of Information Studies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Cite this work

Piwowar H, Priem J, Larivière V, Alperin JP, Matthias L, Norlander B, et al. The state of OA: a large-scale analysis of the prevalence and impact of Open Access articles. PeerJ. 2018;6:e4375. doi:10.7717/peerj.4375

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