Will open access increase journal CiteScores? An empirical investigation over multiple disciplines

Yang, Li; Wu, Chaojiang; Yan, Erjia; Kai, Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0201885

Cited by 75 publications

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“…Studies in the field of oncology [6] and dentistry [7] found conflicting results. A recent study showed a higher citation rate for open access journals in general, but the effect was not uniform across different types of journals [8]. A recent study among radiology journals found no statistically significant differences in journal impact measures (including number of journal citations and impact factors) between journals with and without open access options [4].…”

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Citation advantage for open access articles in European Radiology

Alkhawtani

Kwee

2019

Eur Radiol

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ObjectiveTo investigate whether there is a difference in citation rate between open access and subscription access articles in the field of radiology.MethodsThis study included consecutive original articles published online in European Radiology. Pearson χ2, Fisher’s exact, and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to assess for any differences between open access and subscription access articles. Linear regression analysis was performed to determine the association between open access publishing and citation rate, adjusted for continent of origin, subspeciality, study findings in article title, number of authors, number of references, length of the article, and number of days the article has been online. In a secondary analysis, we determined the association between open access and number of downloads and shares.ResultsA total of 500 original studies, of which 86 (17.2%) were open access and 414 (82.8%) were subscription access articles, were included. Articles from Europe or North America were significantly more frequently published open access (p = 0.024 and p = 0.001), while articles with corresponding authors from Asia were significantly less frequently published open access (p < 0.001). In adjusted linear regression analysis, open access articles were significantly more frequently cited (beta coefficient = 3.588, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.668 to 6.508, p = 0.016), downloaded (beta coefficient = 759.801, 95% CI 630.917 to 888.685, p < 0.001), and shared (beta coefficient = 0.748, 95% CI 0.124 to 1.372, p = 0.019) than subscription access articles (beta coefficient = 3.94, 95% confidence interval 1.44 to 6.44, p = 0.002).ConclusionOpen access publishing is independently associated with an increased citation, download, and share rate in the field of radiology.Key Points• A minority of articles are currently published open access in European Radiology.• European and North American authors tend to publish more open access articles than Asian authors.• Open access publishing seems to offer an independent advantage in terms of citation, download, and share rate.

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Citation advantage for open access articles in European Radiology

Alkhawtani

Kwee

2019

Eur Radiol

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“…Due to the easy access to knowledge in OA journals, the articles here have increased the IFs of the journals that are published with more citations. [9] The SJR indicator is calculated in a sophisticated manner by evaluating different data according to journal IF. Many different points are considered in the calculation of the journal IF and SJR indicator.…”

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Comparison of the impact factors of subscription access and open access orthopedics and sports medicine journals in the SCImago database

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Özmanevra

et al. 2019

Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi

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“…For journals that follow the open access policy, access to their content does not require a prior subscription; however, authors who decide to publish in them must pay an article processing charge. On the other hand, the magnitude of the increase in journal citations will depend on the characteristics of the journal, such as its field, range, and discipline, as well as trends in similar journals toward open access [101]. A: number of articles; TC: total citations for all articles; TC/A: number of citations per article; Ha: Hirsch-index in this topic; Hj: Hirsch-index in journal; SJR (Q): Scimago Journal Rank (Quartile); R: rank position by the number of articles published; OA: Open Access journal; NOA: Non-Open Access journal (include hybrid model).…”

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Effects of Circular Economy Policies on the Environment and Sustainable Growth: Worldwide Research

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The challenge of transitioning from a linear to a circular economy model is still ongoing and requires the development and application of new knowledge, leading to innovative, technological, and sustainable processes, products, and services. The evolution of global research on this topic from 2004 to 2019 was studied in this work. For this purpose, a bibliometric analysis of 1366 articles was applied, producing results on the scientific productivity of the driving agents that most contribute to this theme. The findings show a growing interest, especially in the last four years, in the study of circular economy (CE) policies on the environment. The main subject area that articles address is environmental science. Five research lines have been identified, which mainly study the efficient management of energy resources and the economic factors that make the CE model possible: Environmental pollution and agricultural activity; waste management to avoid a negative environmental impact; improvement of the environmental impact through ecological products; the product life cycle, and the consequences of climate change. The implementation of CE policies will contribute to making economies less dependent and unprotected and more competitive. Global research has exhibited an upward trend during the period analyzed and has grown exponentially since 2015, coinciding with the publication of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda.

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Will open access increase journal CiteScores? An empirical investigation over multiple disciplines

Cited by 75 publications

References 51 publications

Citation advantage for open access articles in European Radiology

Citation advantage for open access articles in European Radiology

Comparison of the impact factors of subscription access and open access orthopedics and sports medicine journals in the SCImago database

Effects of Circular Economy Policies on the Environment and Sustainable Growth: Worldwide Research

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