Background: Many of the discussions surrounding Open Access (OA) revolve around how it
affects publishing practices across different academic disciplines. It was a long-held view …

Purpose–The aim of this study is to analyse the advantages of using an institutional
repository (IR) as a complementary source to evaluate the research output produced by a …

This paper examines issues relating to the perceptions and adoption of open access (OA)
and institutional repositories. Using a survey research design, we collected data from …

The debate on using Wikipedia as a credible academic information resource is dynamic and
controversial. This study used the Web of Science (WoS) database and its “Cited Reference” …

In this paper, we conduct a comparative analysis to examine the characteristics and
evolutionary trends of open access (OA) publications in natural and social sciences. We use …

The open access (OA) publication model is evolving and gaining support in the international
scientific community. However, there is no evidence regarding the open access pathways …

Purpose One of the main tasks of a researcher is to properly communicate the results he
obtained. The choice of the journal in which to publish the work is therefore very important …

We investigated some factors that can affect the citation behavior in young scientific fields by
using ethnobiology as a research model. In particular, we sought to assess the degree of …

This study aims to present a quantitative analysis of open access (OA) journals in the field of
medicine indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). The bibliographic data …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a bibliometric study of journal articles in
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) related to open access journals. Publication trends …