Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Barbara Neves Alencar, Marcia C. Barbosa
Summary: The expansion of open access publications is correlated with government policies in many countries, but Brazil, without regulations, has a high percentage of open access publications. The Brazilian scientific community has shifted to international open access journals from 2012 to 2019, discussed within the framework of mega journals.
ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS
(2021)
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Sumiko Asai
Summary: This study examined the changes in APCs for 231 open access journals independently launched by two large publishers, BMC and Hindawi. While most BMC journals raised their charges, about half of Hindawi journals had lower charges in 2020 compared to 2018. The study found that BMC increased APCs for journals with higher citation scores, while Hindawi did not consider citation scores in revising charges.
LEARNED PUBLISHING
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Isabel Basson, Marc-Andre Simard, Zoe Aubierge Ouangre, Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Vincent Lariviere
Summary: With the increasing number of OA mandates, accurately measuring the proportion of OA publishing has become an important policy issue. This study compares the representation of OA publishing in two major bibliometric databases, Web of Science (WoS) and Dimensions, and finds that a higher proportion of publications indexed in Dimensions are OA compared to WoS, especially for publications from outside North America and Europe.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
John Frank, Rosemary Foster, Claudia Pagliari
Summary: The international scholarly publishing community has been engaged in a divisive debate about the funding model for scientific research dissemination for the past twenty years, and recent commentaries suggest that the issue is far from resolved. This narrative review examines the deep divisions among stakeholders in the field, explores the systemic factors driving these divisions, and considers the future prospects of implementing the intended benefits of Open Access (OA) while mitigating its risks and costs. The review also highlights the inequities of OA for junior or unfunded researchers and scholars from resource-poor environments, who face discrimination and injustice due to Article Processing Charges.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Richard K. A. White, Anton Angelo, Deborah Fitchett, Moira Fraser, Luqman Hayes, Jessica Howie, Emma Richardson, Bruce White
Summary: The study found that nearly half of the journal articles published by all eight New Zealand universities in 2017 are freely accessible online, with some being funded by major New Zealand research funding agencies. Gold open access is the predominant choice for paid open access articles, with slightly higher citation rates. For articles that are not freely accessible, the majority could be legally deposited in institutional repositories.
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Education & Educational Research
Mohammed Ali Mohsen, Tahani Salman Alangari
Summary: This study analyzed the research outputs of immersive technology in education over the past two decades. 2665 articles and 75674 valid references from the Scopus database were used to identify emerging topics and major clusters related to virtual reality, augmented reality, and virtual worlds. The study revealed the strong theoretical foundation of constructivism, experiential learning, and cognitive load theory in immersion research. It also highlighted influential journals such as Computers and Education and British Journal of Educational Technology, providing tips and suggestions for future research projects.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Shlomit Hadad, Noa Aharony, Daphne R. Raban
Summary: This study investigated the longitudinal impact of Open-Access (OA) publication in Israel and found a consistent citation advantage. The study also revealed the influence of funding on OA publications. These findings provide comprehensive insights into the impact of OA policies and emphasize the importance of funding agencies and the global scientific community.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Lin Zhang, Yahui Wei, Ying Huang, Gunnar Sivertsen
Summary: Open Access (OA) has emerged as an important transition in scholarly publishing over the past two decades. However, the current trend suggests that this transition increasingly relies on article processing charges (APC), creating a new paywall for researchers. This study analyzes the global trends towards paying to perform research by examining publishing trends from 2015 to 2020 and an APC price list. The findings show a sharp increase in APC expenses among six countries with different OA policies, with major publishers now generating over 2 billion US dollars annually from APC. This indicates a shift towards an APC-based OA model as a more profitable business model.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kimitaka Asatani, Sumihiro Oki, Takuya Momma, Ichiro Sakata
Summary: A scientist's choice of research topic affects their work and career. There is an uneven distribution of scientists on the cutting edge of their fields between Western nations or Asian city-states and others. By analyzing reference lists from 71 million published papers, we quantify the relative progress in research topics of nations. Our study reveals a leading-following relationship in research topics and highlights the importance of scientists' relationships in driving scientific evolution and a nation's success in research.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chenyue Jiao, Kai Li, Zhichao Fang
Summary: The data paper has become a popular method for researchers to publish their research data. However, the indexing of data journals and their publications in scholarly databases is inconsistent, creating challenges for future quantitative studies.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Haroon Saloojee, John M. Pettifor
Summary: Access to published research has become easier for researchers in low- and middle-income countries due to the increase in open access policies, but the cost of publication remains a burden for them.
CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Sumiko Asai
Summary: In 2021, open access articles from high-charging parent journals accounted for 72% of the total open access articles in parent and mirror journals. Despite the significant reduction in charges for mirror journals, there was a relatively small increase in the number of articles. These findings suggest that many authors do not significantly respond to changes in article processing charges.
LEARNED PUBLISHING
(2023)
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Moumita Koley, Kanchan Lala
Summary: This paper explores the progress of India's science funding agencies' open access policy, identifies the impact of journal policies on policy compliance, and suggests potential solutions.
LEARNED PUBLISHING
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jinhyo Joseph Yun, Zheng Liu, Euiseob Jeong, Sangwoo Kim, Kyunghun Kim
Summary: This study explored the differences in the effects of collective intelligence and references on open innovation between open and closed access journals. It found that the increase in digital transformation strengthens the collective intelligence and references of open access journals.
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Rob Ross
Summary: This article compares the disruptive impact Napster had on the music industry in the early 2000s to the disruptive impact Open Access (OA) movements (both legal and illegal) are having on scholarly communication through the lens of a nonprofit scientific publisher that wants to transition to OA, but is uncertain how.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Kim Holmberg, Juha Hedman, Timothy D. Bowman, Fereshteh Didegah, Mikael Laakso
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Antti M. Rousi, Mikael Laakso
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Heather S. Laird-Fick, Chi Chang, Ling Wang, Carol Parker, Robert Malinowski, Matthew Emery, David J. Solomon
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Mohamed Boufarss, Mikael Laakso
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Mikael Laakso, Lisa Matthias, Najko Jahn
Summary: This study focuses on vanished journals, finding 174 OA journals that disappeared from the web between 2000 and 2019. It highlights the urgent need for collaborative action to ensure continued access and prevent the loss of scholarly knowledge.
JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Najko Jahn, Lisa Matthias, Mikael Laakso
Summary: With the growth of OA, financial flows in scholarly journal publishing have become complex, especially regarding the lack of transparency in hybrid OA. This study uses Elsevier article metadata to show that hybrid OA uptake has been steadily increasing, with most articles being invoiced directly to authors.
JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Letter
Computer Science, Information Systems
Mikael Laakso, Lisa Matthias, Najko Jahn
JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Wileidys Artigas, Eurico Wongo Gungula, Mikael Laakso
Summary: This study investigates the awareness and incorporation of open access to journal publications in higher education institutions in Angola. The results indicate that while there is moderate awareness, the practical implementation of open access has been slow.
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Antti Mikael Rousi, Mikael Laakso
Summary: Overlay journals are a type of open access journals where articles are first published on repositories and then submitted to the journal for peer review. This study aimed to identify currently active overlay journals and examine their characteristics. The results show that new overlay journals have been established in recent years, but their overall presence is still small compared to traditional open access journals. Most overlay journals publish articles in natural sciences, mathematics or computer sciences, and are commonly published by academic groups. They may also have high rankings in traditional journal citation metrics. None of the investigated journals required fees from authors, which is related to the cost-effective nature of the overlay publishing model. The wider impact of overlay journals on scholarly publishing will depend on the growth of open access preprint repositories and researchers' willingness to publish in overlay journals.
JOURNAL OF LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Mikael Laakso
Summary: This article provides a comprehensive review of the current state and development trajectories of open research practices in general and in the context of language sciences. The lack of an established metascience discipline in language sciences and other research disciplines is a universal problem. A stronger and more cohesive metascience discipline would be beneficial for research and researchers.
Article
Environmental Studies
Mikael Laakso, Anna-Maija Multas
Summary: This study examines the relationship between scholarly journal publishing and public funding, focusing on small- and mid-sized journal publishers in European countries. With the rise of open science, an increasing number of journals worldwide are free to access and publish in, leading to the need for journals to seek alternative resources apart from subscription income. The study collects data on small- and mid-sized journal publishers and country-level public funding mechanisms, revealing a diverse range of funding approaches across European countries.
SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Mikael Laakso
Summary: This study aims to fill the knowledge gap in the field of open access (OA) books by aggregating metadata records for OA books and cross-matching them with trusted preservation services. The findings reveal concerns about the long-term preservation of OA books distributed across various web domains.
JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION
(2023)
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Mohamed Boufarss, Mikael Laakso
Summary: This study investigates the interplay between open access, coauthorship, and international research collaboration. Using data from all Scopus-indexed journal articles published between 2009 and 2019 with at least one author affiliated to a United Arab Emirates institution (total of 30,400 articles), the analysis reveals a positive relationship between a higher number of coauthors, particularly international, and the open access status of articles.
QUANTITATIVE SCIENCE STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Mikael Laakso, Bo-Christer Bjork
Summary: Recent studies have shown a low adoption rate of Open Access journals in the business fields, mainly due to evaluation practices emphasizing publishing in journals included in ranking lists.
JOURNAL OF LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Janne Polonen, Mikael Laakso, Raf Guns, Emanuel Kulczycki, Gunnar Sivertsen
QUANTITATIVE SCIENCE STUDIES
(2020)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Hao Teng, Nan Wang, Hongyu Zhao, Yingtong Hu, Haitao Jin
Summary: In this paper, a new method based on functional semantic knowledge (FOP) is proposed for patent similarity calculation. Furthermore, patent STS datasets are processed and released as benchmarks. Preliminary results show that FOP-based methods are more suitable for STS tasks when combined with IPC codes, weights' assignments, and patent pre-trained vectors.
JOURNAL OF INFORMETRICS
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Cristina Urdiales, Eduardo Guzman
Summary: Subject categorization of scientific publications is important for evaluating paper quality. Traditional mechanisms for categorization have been questioned, and a new method based on association rules is proposed. The method automatically defines publication categories based on the repetition or absence of relevant descriptors. The empirical study in the field of Physical Sciences and Engineering shows that the proposed method produces consistent and suitable categorization results.
JOURNAL OF INFORMETRICS
(2024)