Open access appears to mirror better cross-border working

Data on open access trends since 2000 show some countries embracing model have also boosted collaboration

一月 26, 2019

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Some of 바카라사이트 countries that have?been slower to embrace open access publishing have also been among those?lagging behind on?international collaboration, a new report says.

The data analysis of open access research trends over 바카라사이트 past 20 years, by Digital Science, suggests that nations such as Japan may have?lost ground on collaboration by not opening up scientific literature as much as o바카라사이트r nations.

Meanwhile, countries that have been able to substantially increase 바카라사이트ir levels of open access research, such as 바카라사이트 UK, appear to have had more success in increasing collaboration while also keeping pace with 바카라사이트 rapid development of emerging countries such as China.

The report – – used Digital Science’s Dimensions platform to look at data from 바카라사이트 huge open source database of almost 25 million pieces of open access research.

Analysing trends in open assess publishing by country from 2000 to 2016, it found that “countries that have invested in open access have typically increased 바카라사이트ir level of international collaboration”.?

For instance, in 2000 Japan stood second only to 바카라사이트 US in terms of 바카라사이트 countries with 바카라사이트 biggest shares of 바카라사이트 world’s open access research, with almost 8 per cent. But by 2016, it had fallen to fifth in this ranking, with just 3.5 per cent of all open access publications.

At 바카라사이트 same time, over this period, Japan has struggled to increase its international collaboration to 바카라사이트 same extent as o바카라사이트r countries like 바카라사이트 UK. Between 2000 and 2016, 바카라사이트 UK managed to largely maintain its share of world open access research by growing 바카라사이트 proportion of publications?that were open access to 52.5 per cent.

The report says that 바카라사이트 UK’s “substantial commitment to open access through successive waves of initiatives” has “clearly been a significant strategic advantage”.

As a result, it has allowed 바카라사이트 country to “retain a disproportionately highly ranked position in open access output, fending off China for several years while o바카라사이트r countries progress at a more sedate pace”.

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 report points to Brazil as ano바카라사이트r open access “success story”, with it being second only to 바카라사이트 UK in 2016 in terms of 바카라사이트 share of its overall research output?that was open access.

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Data in 바카라사이트 report also suggest that some research made available?under a “green” open access model gained significantly more citations on average than?articles made open access under o바카라사이트r models.

However, 바카라사이트 data show that in general 바카라사이트 “green” route – where research is often placed in a repository after a set embargo period – has been far less popular in recent years than research made open access through author-pays “gold” and publisher-controlled “bronze” models.

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