Finding open-access journals on Scopus keeps getting easier

abernard102@gmail.com 2015-10-23

Summary:

"Over the past five years, the number of open access journals has increased steadily. More than 4,000 of the 22,000+ journals indexed in Scopus are fully open access. But in order for that research to be useful, it needs to be easy to identify. That’s why we have created the Open Access Journal Indicator in as part of our efforts to make OA content even more visible. Scopus (@Scopus) is the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, including scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. It’s used for a wide variety of purposes by individual researchers as well as academic institutions and government agencies. Alicia Wise, PhDThis OA Journal Indicator helps researchers who want to search freely accessible text, it shows authors where they might want to publish their work open access, it helps funders track compliance, and it helps librarians who are interested in undertaking a specific analysis of open access journals ..."

Link:

https://www.elsevier.com/connect/finding-open-access-journals-on-scopus-keeps-getting-easier

From feeds:

Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » abernard102@gmail.com

Tags:

oa.new oa.comment oa.indexing oa.gold oa.elsevier oa.publishers oa.business_models oa.doaj oa.road oa.journals

Date tagged:

10/23/2015, 08:29

Date published:

10/23/2015, 04:29