Reconsidering the gold open access citation advantage postulate in a multidisciplinary context: an analysis of the subject categories in the Web of Science database 2009–2014

Since Lawrence in 2001 proposed the open access (OA) citation advantage, the potential benefit of OA in relation to citation impact has been discussed in depth. The methodology to test this postulate ranges from comparing the impact factors of OA journals versus traditional ones, to comparing citati...

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Published in:	Scientometrics Vol. 112; no. 2; pp. 877 - 901
Main Authors:	Dorta-González, Pablo, González-Betancor, Sara M., Dorta-González, María Isabel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.08.2017 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Access Advantages Aggregate data Categories Citation analysis Citations Classification Computer Science Gold Impact factors Information Storage and Retrieval Interdisciplinary aspects Library Science Open access Postulates Selection bias Test procedures Journal visibility Citation advantage Citation impact Open access Gold open access prevalence
ISSN:	0138-9130, 1588-2861
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