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The effect of data sources on the measurement of open access: A comparison of Dimensions and the Web of Science
With the growing number of open access (OA) mandates, the accurate measurement of OA publishing is an important policy issue. Existing studies have provided estimates of the prevalence of OA publications ranging from 27.9% to 53.7%, depending on the data source and period of investigation. This pape...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8970383/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35358227 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265545 |
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author | Basson, Isabel Simard, Marc-André Ouangré, Zoé Aubierge Sugimoto, Cassidy R. Larivière, Vincent |
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description | With the growing number of open access (OA) mandates, the accurate measurement of OA publishing is an important policy issue. Existing studies have provided estimates of the prevalence of OA publications ranging from 27.9% to 53.7%, depending on the data source and period of investigation. This paper aims at providing a comparison of the proportion of OA publishing as represented in two major bibliometric databases, Web of Science (WoS) and Dimensions, and assesses how the choice of database affects the measurement of OA across different countries. Results show that a higher proportion of publications indexed in Dimensions are OA than those indexed by WoS, and that this is particularly true for publications originating from outside North America and Europe. The paper concludes with a discussion of the cause and consequences of these differences, motivating the use of more inclusive databases when examining OA, especially for publications originating beyond North America and Europe. |
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spelling | pubmed-89703832022-04-01 The effect of data sources on the measurement of open access: A comparison of Dimensions and the Web of Science Basson, Isabel Simard, Marc-André Ouangré, Zoé Aubierge Sugimoto, Cassidy R. Larivière, Vincent PLoS One Research Article With the growing number of open access (OA) mandates, the accurate measurement of OA publishing is an important policy issue. Existing studies have provided estimates of the prevalence of OA publications ranging from 27.9% to 53.7%, depending on the data source and period of investigation. This paper aims at providing a comparison of the proportion of OA publishing as represented in two major bibliometric databases, Web of Science (WoS) and Dimensions, and assesses how the choice of database affects the measurement of OA across different countries. Results show that a higher proportion of publications indexed in Dimensions are OA than those indexed by WoS, and that this is particularly true for publications originating from outside North America and Europe. The paper concludes with a discussion of the cause and consequences of these differences, motivating the use of more inclusive databases when examining OA, especially for publications originating beyond North America and Europe. Public Library of Science 2022-03-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8970383/ /pubmed/35358227 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265545 Text en © 2022 Basson et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Basson, Isabel Simard, Marc-André Ouangré, Zoé Aubierge Sugimoto, Cassidy R. Larivière, Vincent The effect of data sources on the measurement of open access: A comparison of Dimensions and the Web of Science |
title | The effect of data sources on the measurement of open access: A comparison of Dimensions and the Web of Science |
title_full | The effect of data sources on the measurement of open access: A comparison of Dimensions and the Web of Science |
title_fullStr | The effect of data sources on the measurement of open access: A comparison of Dimensions and the Web of Science |
title_full_unstemmed | The effect of data sources on the measurement of open access: A comparison of Dimensions and the Web of Science |
title_short | The effect of data sources on the measurement of open access: A comparison of Dimensions and the Web of Science |
title_sort | effect of data sources on the measurement of open access: a comparison of dimensions and the web of science |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8970383/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35358227 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265545 |
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