The Icelandic Open Access Barometer 2013

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Summary:

Abstract: In September 2013, we surveyed journals published in Iceland and found that 51 of 
them could be classified as “scholarly,” publishing quality-controlled research that aims to 
contribute to general knowledge. Of these 51 journals, 16 were completely open, with articles 
available for digital download from the moment of publication; 20 were completely behind toll 
barriers (published only on paper and sold to libraries and subscribers); and the remaining 15 
released their articles openly in digital form after an embargo period of varying length. No 
journals offered online subscriptions. The relatively large penetration of open access in Iceland 
was a welcome surprise. Interestingly, more than three-quarters of the journals surveyed pub­
lished primarily in Icelandic. Many of the embargoed journals made articles available on the 
website timarit.is, which has limited facility for whole-article downloads; the issue of convenient 
archival repositories for Icelandic journal content appears to need attention.

Link:

http://www.samtid.is/index.php/samtid/article/view/13/9

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oa.new oa.gold oa.iceland oa.icelandic oa.journals

Date tagged:

12/30/2013, 10:15

Date published:

12/30/2013, 05:15