Journal Article: “Will Open Access Increase Journal CiteScores? An Empirical Investigation Over Multiple Disciplines”
The research article linked below was published today by PLoS ONE.
Title
Will Open Access Increase Journal Citescores? An Empirical Investigation Over Multiple Disciplines
Authors
Yang Li
Drexel University
Chaojiang Wu
Drexel University
Erjia Yan
Drexel University
Kai Li
Drexel University
Source
PLoS ONE
13(8): e0201885
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201885
Abstract
This paper empirically studies the effect of Open Access on journal CiteScores. We have found that the general effect is positive but not uniform across different types of journals. In particular, we investigate two types of heterogeneous treatment effect: (1) the differential treatment effect among journals grouped by academic field, publisher, and tier; and (2) differential treatment effects of Open Access as a function of propensity to be treated. The results are robust to a number of sensitivity checks and falsification tests. Our findings shed new light on Open Access effect on journals and can help stakeholders of journals in the decision of adopting the Open Access policy.
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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