The impact factor of an open access journal does not contribute to an article’s citations [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
Background Citations of papers are positively influenced by the journal’s impact factor (IF). For non-open access (non-OA) journals, this influence may be due to the fact that high-IF journals are more often purchased by libraries, and are therefore more often available to researchers, than low-IF j...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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F1000 Research Ltd
2017-03-01
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| Series: | F1000Research |
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| Online Access: | https://f1000research.com/articles/6-208/v1 |