The citation advantage for open access science journals with and without article processing charges
Abstract
In this study of access models, we compared citation performance in journals that do and do not levy article processing charges (APCs) as part of their business model. We used a sample of journals from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) science class and its 13 subclasses and recorded four citation metrics: JIF, H-index, citations per publication (CPP) and quartile rank. We examined 1881 science journals indexed in DOAJ. Thomson...
Paper Details
Title
The citation advantage for open access science journals with and without article processing charges
Published Date
Mar 18, 2019
Volume
46
Issue
1
Pages
118 - 130
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