Exploring open access coverage of Wikipedia-cited research across the White Rose Universities

peter.suber's bookmarks 2022-08-04

Summary:

Abstract:  The popular online encyclopaedia Wikipedia is an important and influential platform that assists with the communication of science to a global audience. Using data obtained from Altmetric.com and Unpaywall, we looked at research from the White Rose Universities (Sheffield, Leeds and York) that is cited on Wikipedia. Of that research, we explored what percentage of citations were available open access (OA) and the location of those citations to ascertain whether they were hosted by publishers or within OA repositories. This article explores the importance of access to OA research within such an important and leading platform as Wikipedia and how well it supports effective scientific communication across society.

 

Link:

https://insights.uksg.org/articles/10.1629/uksg.559/

Updated:

08/04/2022, 08:13

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Tags:

oa.new oa.uk oa.universities oa.wikipedia oa.citations oa.green oa.repositories oa.gold oa.ir oa.obstacles

Date tagged:

08/04/2022, 12:08

Date published:

02/02/2022, 07:13