The impact of the open-access status on journal indices: a review of medical journals

Saif Aldeen AlRyalat; Saleh M; Alaqraa M; Alfukaha A; Alkayed Y; Abaza M; Abu Saa H; Alshamiry M

doi:https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.17979.1

doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.17979.1

The impact of the open-access status on journal indices: a review of medical journals

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F1000Research

Volume: 8, Pages: 266 - 266

Published: Mar 7, 2019

Abstract

Background: Over the past few decades, there has been an increase in the number of open access (OA) journals in almost all disciplines. This increase in OA journals was accompanied an increase in funding to support such movements. Medical fields are among the highest funded fields, which further promoted its journals to move toward OA publishing. Here, we aim to compare OA and non-OA journals in terms of citation...

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The impact of the open-access status on journal indices: a review of medical journals

DOI

doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.17979.1

Published Date

Mar 7, 2019

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F1000Research

Volume

8

Pages

266 - 266

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