Examining the influence of open access on journals’ citation obsolescence by modeling the actual citation process

Volume: 119, Issue: 3, Pages: 1621 - 1641
Published: Apr 6, 2019
Abstract
This paper aims to quantify and analyze the impact of open access (OA) on the obsolescence characteristics of journals. A total of 15 journals that changed their status from closed to open access in 2012 and 2013 were selected for a longitudinal obsolescence investigation. Based on the cumulative citation rate distribution model, two ageing time parameters were identified from the actual citation process to quantify the obsolescence of cited...
Paper Details
Title
Examining the influence of open access on journals’ citation obsolescence by modeling the actual citation process
Published Date
Apr 6, 2019
Volume
119
Issue
3
Pages
1621 - 1641
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