Self-archived articles receive higher citation counts than non-OA articles from same political science journals
Document Type
Editorial
Publication Date
2-3-2015
Abstract
The low level of research funding for the social sciences in the US is likely to have a direct and negative effect on researchers’ ability to pay the article processing charges associated with the most common Gold OA business model. But there are other options. Amy Atchison and Jonathan Bull look at the benefits of Green Open Access. Their research indicates self-archived/ Green OA articles, regardless of format, receive significantly higher citation counts than do non-OA articles from the same editions of the same major political science journals.
Recommended Citation
Amy Atchison and Jonathan Bull. "Self-archived articles receive higher citation counts than non-OA articles from same political science journals" The Impact Blog (London School of Economics & Political Science) Feb. 2015.
