Day 12: Publish Open Access for more citations – The FEDUA Research Impact Blog

"Wins ... More citations: Open Access journals can get you more citations, as numerous studies have shown. More readers: A 2008 BMJ study showed that “full text downloads were 89% higher, PDF downloads 42% higher, and unique visitors 23% higher for open access articles than for subscription access articles.” These findings have been confirmed for other disciplines, as well. And a recent study by Euan Adie at Altmetric.com showed that Mendeley readers were higher for OA articles, too. More altmetrics: The same Altmetric.com study found that Open Access articles also receive more tweets than toll-access journals. More access for those who need it: there are plenty of people who might need access to your studies – scholars from small institutions, researchers in developing countries and community researchers like activists, members of charity organisations and school teachers. One of the most commendable aspects of OA is the increased accessibility to research institutions and scholarly publishing for everyone, regardless of budget ..."