A longitudinal comparison of citation rates and growth among open access journals

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Highlights:

• The number of OA journals/articles published in the Scopus reached 11%/8% by 2010.

• 6.4% of Scopus journals are subscription journals that have made at least their digital versions OA.

• Citation rates for APC funded OA journals equaled subscription journals by 2005.

摘要

•The number of OA journals/articles published in the Scopus reached 11%/8% by 2010.•6.4% of Scopus journals are subscription journals that have made at least their digital versions OA.•Citation rates for APC funded OA journals equaled subscription journals by 2005.

论文关键词:Open access,Citation rate,Scopus,Article Processing Charge

论文评审过程:Received 16 January 2013, Revised 6 March 2013, Accepted 27 March 2013, Available online 24 April 2013.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2013.03.008