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The open access advantage.

Gunther Eysenbach1

  • 1Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Toronto, Canada. geysenba@uhnres.utoronto.ca.

Journal of Medical Internet Research
|July 27, 2006
PubMed
Summary
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Open access articles are recognized and cited more frequently than non-open access papers, with this citation advantage widening over time. This "open access advantage" includes increased knowledge uptake and cross-discipline fertilization.

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Area of Science:

  • Bibliometrics
  • Scholarly Communication
  • Open Access Publishing

Background:

  • A study in PLoS Biology demonstrates open access (OA) articles receive greater immediate recognition and citation.
  • Follow-up data from April 2006 (17-21 months post-publication) show a widening citation gap between OA and non-OA papers.

Discussion:

  • The "open access advantage" encompasses citation count, end-user uptake, and cross-discipline fertilization.
  • The increasing clarity of OA benefits for researchers contrasts with ongoing questions about journal sustainability.
  • Lean publishing models and open-source tools offer alternative, sustainable OA journal hosting solutions.

Key Insights:

  • Open access articles achieve higher citation rates, indicating greater scientific community uptake.

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  • The benefits of open access publishing are becoming increasingly evident for researchers.
  • The sustainability of open access models is a critical area for ongoing research and development.

    • Outlook:

    • Further research is invited on all aspects of open access publishing.
    • Investigating sustainable business models for open access journals is crucial.
    • Exploring the impact of open access on interdisciplinary research and knowledge dissemination.