Updates from the Journal—Word Limits, Open Access and Publication Metrics - DiBartola - 2015 - Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Wiley Online Library

"After 6 months of Open Access/On-line Only publication of the Journal [of Veterinary Medicine], it is timely to report on our experience and a number of changes to some of the Journal's publication practices.

The move to Open Access/On-line Only has resulted in a marked increase in electronic readership of the Journal. Full-text downloads increased 59% Jan–Apr 2015 compared to the same period in 2014 (214,815 to 342,140) and 85% compared to the last 4 months of 2014. Although some of this increase is likely attributable to the absence of a paper copy of the Journal, the overall increase is too large to be accounted for solely by this change. We believe that the increased number of downloads reflects wider readership of the Journal now that it is Open Access. We look forward to reporting further on readership of the Journal, including both geographic and regional readership, at the end of the year...."