The impact factor of an open access journal does not contribute to an article’s citations [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

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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Main Authors: SK Chua, Ahmad M Qureshi, Vijay Krishnan, Dinker R Pai, Laila B Kamal, Sharmilla Gunasegaran, MZ Afzal, Lahiru Ambawatta, JY Gan, PY Kew, Than Winn, Suneet Sood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2017-03-01
Series:F1000Research
Subjects:
Public Engagement
Publishing & Peer Review
Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/6-208/v1

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