Wikipedia, information literacy and open access – Leeds University Library Blog

"Cognitive bias is universal, no less so in an information environment mediated by search engine algorithm, which is why peer review is essential in scholarship. Wikipedia’s model of collaborative authorship arguably provides a form of peer review and also supports formal academic citation, with many articles referencing peer reviewed sources, often by DOI. However, we are still a long way from full open access and many such references will inevitably be behind a paywall, inaccessible to those without access to a subscription through a university library i.e. those laypeople who might benefit most.

Fortunately it is quick and easy to sign up for a Wikipedia account and add a link to an open access version, in the White Rose Research Repository for example. WRRO also displays a colour coded Altmetric score to help identify when an article has been cited in Wikipedia – look out for dark grey in the patented donut"