Do discounted journal access programs help researchers in sub-Saharan Africa? A bibliometric analysis
Abstract
Prior research has suggested that providing free and discounted access to the scientific literature to researchers in low‐income countries increases article production and citation. Using traditional bibliometric indicators for institutions in sub‐Saharan Africa, we analyze whether institutional access to TEEAL (a digital collection of journal articles in agriculture and allied subjects) increases: (i) article production; (ii) reference length;...
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Title
Do discounted journal access programs help researchers in sub-Saharan Africa? A bibliometric analysis
Published Date
Oct 1, 2011
Journal
Volume
24
Issue
4
Pages
287 - 298
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