Open Access: Part 2)

OPEN ACCESS

· 3 peer-reviewed articles

1. Citation Advantage of Open Access Articles

Summary: The authors compared OA and non-OA articles published in specified issues (2004) of a certain journal to determine whether OA facilitated the dissemination of the article. Significantly, the authors found that "[t]he average number of citations of OA articles was higher compared to non-OA articles."

http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.0040157

2. Open Access Publishing, Article Downloads, and Citations: Randomised Controlled Trial

Summary: The authors examined 11 journals published by the American Physiological Society "[t]o measure the effect of free access to the scientific literature on article downloads and citations." The authors found that OA articles may reach more readers, but no evidence was found of a citation advantage for the OA articles within a year of their publication.

http://www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a568.abstract

3. Perceptions of Open Access Publishing: Interviews with Journal Authors

Summary: Authors conducted telephone interviews with authors who published in BMJ in 2003 to gauge their attitude towards OA and their willingness to submit to OA journals. Almost everyone supported the concept of OA, but few had submitted to an OA journal other than BMJ and many said they would most likely continue to submit to journals they perceived as "high quality," whether or not they were OA.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15677363.1 (Note: I located and cited to the summary of this article)

· 5 additional resources (videos, readings, podcasts)

1. Open Access

This video provides a brief cartoon/series of sketches to introduce the concept of open access in a university setting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Jh_GffRPU

2. Benefits of Open Access

BioMed Central authors and editors outline the benefits of open access/publishing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2JT23E1bRE

3. Comparing the Impact of Open Access (OA) vs. Non-OA Articles in the Same Journals

This article compares the citation counts of individual OA and non-OA articles appearing in the same (non-OA) journals.

http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/260207/

4. The Library Minute: Open Access

General propaganda piece with some excellent video effects.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO38zHPhNQI

5. Open Access 101

Enjoyable overview of the journal submission and publication process via the traditional route and using open access methods...with subtitles in French!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6wjh2I2Ggg&feature=related