Open Access Publishing Metrics, Cost, and Impact in Health Professions Education Journals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Publishing in health professions education (HPE) journals is an integral component of academic discourse and career progression. Research in this field is shifting to an open access (OA) publishing model.

Objective

To identify the characteristics and publishing models of HPE journals and explore potential associations between publication costs and journal metrics.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study was conducted between September 20, 2023, and February 14, 2024, using the World Bank purchasing power parity (PPP) index to analyze relative costs of article processing charges (APCs). Data on journal characteristics, impact metrics, APCs, and waiver or discount were extracted from the National Library of Medicine, Scimago, Scopus, jour

SUBMITTER: Abdel-Razig S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11484459 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature