Paid access to journal articles not a significant barrier for scientists
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 19:30
in Psychology & Sociology
They say the best things in life are free, but when it comes to online scientific publishing, a new research report suggests otherwise. The report shows that free access to scientific journal articles leads to increases in downloads, but not to increases in citations (their use), a key factor used in scientific publishing to assess a research article's relative importance and value.