The open access advantage considering citation, article usage and social media attention

Wang, Xianwen; Liu, Chen; Mao, Wenli; Fang, Zhichao

doi:10.1007/s11192-015-1547-0

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“…The case for open access has been extensively reported in the literature [14,16,[31][32][33] 10 . Essentially, advocates of open access want full access to, and use of, published scientific articles, moved by the core argument that publicly funded universities and granting bodies have a moral duty to make academic research output available on the web at no charge.…”

Section: Open Access: the Right To Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

Do you speak open science? Resources and tips to learn the language

Masuzzo

Martens

2017

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The internet era, large-scale computing and storage resources, mobile devices, social media, and their high uptake among different groups of people, have all deeply changed the way knowledge is created, communicated, and further deployed. These advances have enabled a radical transformation of the practice of science, which is now more open, more global and collaborative, and closer to society than ever. Open science has therefore become an increasingly important topic.Moreover, as open science is actively pursued by several high-profile funders and institutions, it has fast become a crucial matter to all researchers. However, because this widespread interest in open science has emerged relatively recently, its definition and implementation are constantly shifting and evolving, sometimes leaving researchers in doubt about how to adopt open science, and which are the best practices to follow.

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Section: Open Access: the Right To Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

Do you speak open science? Resources and tips to learn the language

Masuzzo

Martens

2017

Preprint

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“…They confirmed Open Access Altmetric Advantage which means that OA articles received more altmetrics than non-OA articles. Wang (107) confirmed the OACA and download advantages. Alhoori's (110) study reported a significant correlation between citations and altmetrics for NOA and OA articles.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 76%

“…Four studies (105)(106)(107)110) pointed the correlations of citations, downloads and altmetrics between OA and non-OA articles. They confirmed Open Access Altmetric Advantage which means that OA articles received more altmetrics than non-OA articles.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

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The impact of open access on the medical literature: a review of current literature

Turk¹

2017

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IzvlečekIzhodišča: Namen članka je podati pregled vpliva odprtega dostopa na znanstvene objave v medicini glede na tri kategorije: citiranost, vidnost in omembe v socialnih medijih.Metode: Podatke smo pridobili z iskalno strategijo, ki je vsebovala ključne besede, kot so "open access", "citation impact", "citation advantage", "citations count", "article download", "article usage", "social media attention" in "altmetrics".Rezultati: Z iskalno strategijo, ki smo jo uporabili v treh zbirkah podatkov, smo pridobili stosedem člankov, primernih za analizo. V sedeminšestdesetih člankih izmed teh se uporablja enostavna metodologija štetja citatov odprtodostopnih člankov in člankov iz naročniških revij, v devetnajst člankih se primerja število citatov in vpogledov, v enaindvajsetih člankih se raziskujejo omembe v socialnih medijih. Od tega je petindvajset člankov medicinskih, v katerih se obravnava vpliv vseh navedenih kategorij.Zaključki: V sedeminšestdesetih člankih izmed teh se uporablja enostavna metodologija štetja citatov odprtodostopnih člankov in člankov iz naročniških revij, v devetnajst člankih se primerja število citatov in vpogledov, v enaindvajsetih člankih se raziskujejo omembe v socialnih medijih. Od tega je petindvajset člankov medicinskih, v katerih se obravnava vpliv vseh navedenih kategorij. AbstractBackground: The aim of the article is to conduct an overview of the impact of OA on the medical articles based on 3-part categorization.Methods: Data were identified by a search strategy with eight combinations of keywords (open access, citation impact, citation advantage, citation count, article download, article usage, social media attention, altmetrics) and searched in three different databases. Results:The analysis was conducted on 107 studies dealing with citations, downloads and social impact. Sixty-seven of them simply employed the counting citations to OA and non-OA articles; nineteen articles compared the downloads and citations counts; and twenty-one articles investigated the social impact of OA articles. Twenty-five articles investigated the citations, download counts, and social impact of medical articles. Conclusions:The studies investigating the citation impact mostly showed citation advantages. Those that employed citation and download counts of medical articles using randomized controlled trials showed that OA articles were downloaded significantly more frequently, but found no evidence

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“…The known effect of increased downloads for OA articles (Davis, 2011;Wang et al, 2015) means article level use counts will be higher than non-OA articles when calculating cost per use. Unlike the traditional publishing model where many institutions pay each for their own institution's use, for OA fund payments one institution pays for all use, including their own and that of other institutions and individuals.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Two different randomized controlled trials found OA articles had higher levels of downloads, and a greater number of addresses downloading them, than non-OA articles (Davis, 2011;Davis, Lewenstein, Simon, Booth, & Connolly, 2008). Two other studies found that usage of OA articles is higher not only initially after publication but continuing over time (Wang, Liu, Mao, & Fang, 2015;Wang, Mao, Xu, & Zhang, 2014). From these studies, it can be anticipated that usage counts for APC funded articles will be relatively high compared to traditional-model publishing, particularly when considered cumulatively.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 98%

Measuring Cost per Use of Library-Funded Open Access Article Processing Charges: Examination and Implications of One Method

Hampson

Stregger

2017

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

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INTRODUCTION Libraries frequently support their open access (OA) fund using money from their collections budget. Interest in assessment of OA funds is arising. Cost per use is a common method to assess library collections expenditures. OA article processing charges (APCs) are a one-time cost for global, perpetual use. Article level metrics provide data on global, cumulative article level usage. This article examines a method and discusses the limitations and implications of using article level metrics to calculate cost per use for OA APCs. METHODS Using different APC models from two publishers, PLOS and BioMed Central, this article presents a cost per use formula for each model. RESULTS The formula for each model is demonstrated with available data. The examples suggest a very low cost per use for OA APCs after only three years. DISCUSSION Several limitations exist to obtaining article level data currently, including the nature of open access and accessibility of the data. OA articles’ usage levels are high and include use from altruistic access. Cost per use comparison with traditional publishing models is possible; however, comparison between different OA expenditures with very low costs per use may not be helpful. CONCLUSION Article level metrics can provide a means to measure cost per use of OA APCs. Libraries need increased access to article level usage data. They will also need to develop new benchmarks and expectations to evaluate APC payments, given higher usage levels for OA articles and considering altruistic access.

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The open access advantage considering citation, article usage and social media attention

Cited by 215 publications

References 22 publications

Do you speak open science? Resources and tips to learn the language

Do you speak open science? Resources and tips to learn the language

The impact of open access on the medical literature: a review of current literature

Measuring Cost per Use of Library-Funded Open Access Article Processing Charges: Examination and Implications of One Method

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