Impact of Open Access status on journal metrics in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology – A cross-sectional study - ScienceDirect
peter.suber's bookmarks 2024-04-21
Summary:
"Highlights
- No data are currently available on open access (OA) publication cost and academic impact in infectious diseases (ID).
- Evaluating 255 ID journals, the median cost of full OA journals was lower than that of hybrid journals (2000$ vs 3550$).
- Full OA journals had lower citation numbers, immediacy index, influence score, and Eigenfactor.
- In ID, considerable costs are required for OA publication, limiting the ability of researchers to share their data.
- Trying to lower the cost by choosing full OA journal is associated with measures entailing lower quality."