Citation impact of Open Access journals

Abstract

Purpose -This literature review aims to provide a synthesis of available key information about the citation impact of Open Access journals in LIS and science in general. Citation impact is defined as a surrogate measure of citation counts. Design/methodology/approach -Based on a literature review, this paper discusses the methodology of the data collections for citation counts. The literature review is structured to address the literature about citation impact of Open Access journals. Findings -The literature review indicates that there is quite a uniform way about methodology of citation counts and substantial research about motivation for URL citations to LIS articles. Originality/value -This literature review is a comprehensive study of the main research about citation impact of Open Access journals, focused on LIS journals.

An Overview of Open Access in the Fields of Business and Management

“…Much, though not all, of the literature confirms that an OA citation advantage exists to varying degrees, depending on the discipline. Craig, Plume, McVeigh, Pringle, and Amin (2007) and Turk (2008) provided thorough reviews of this literature. As one example, from many, Norris et al (2008) found significant citation advantages in economics (77%), mathematics (71%), ecology (49%), and sociology (103%).…”

Open access and Scopus: A new approach to scientific visibility from the standpoint of access

“…It may be that OA use is highly influenced by the website interface of the publishers or their full‐text access policy (Davis & Price, 2006), or that OA use simply depends on whether an article is hung on the webpage of a more prestigious publishing company or on personal or institutional pages, as stressed by Eysenbach (2006). Bessemer (2006) and Turk (2008) disputed the methodology used to compute citations, arguing that a reasonable period of time should elapse to accurately evaluate impact and avoid short‐term, categorical analyses.…”

A citation analysis of Iranian journals to open access (OA) articles and journals

“…Turk (2008) has stated that open access journals are not necessarily new publications. Many established journals make only a few recent years of content available online, while the majority of content is accessible only through traditional access paths.…”