Is the open access citation advantage real? A systematic review of the citation of open access and subscription-based articles.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Over the last two decades, the existence of an open access citation advantage (OACA)-increased citation of articles made available open access (OA)-has been the topic of much discussion. While there has been substantial research to address this question, findings have been contradictory and inconclusive. We conducted a systematic review to compare studies of citations to OA and non-OA articles.

Methods

A systematic search of 17 databases attempted to capture all relevant studies authored since 2001. The protocol was registered in Open Science Framework. We included studies with a direct comparison between OA and non-OA items and reported article-level citation as an outcome. Both randomized and non-randomized studies were included. No limitations were placed on study de

SUBMITTER: Langham-Putrow A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8221498 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature