Open access in South Africa : a case study and reflections
« In this paper, we locate open access in the South African higher education research context where it is, distinctively, not shaped by the policy frameworks th...
Étiquette : open access
Modes of access: the influence of dissemination channels on the use of open access monographs
« Introduction. This paper studies the effects of several dissemination channels in an open access environment by analysing the download data of the OAPEN Libra...
Open Access in UCL: a new paradigm for London’s Global University in research support
« Open Access provides an opportunity for researchers to disseminate their research globally, but it comes with challenges. This article looks at the various wa...
The impact factors of open access and subscription journals across fields
« We have compared the 2-year and 5-year impact factors (IFs), normalized impact factors (NIFs) and rank normalized impact factors (RNIFs) of open access (OA) a...
Scholarly communication, scholarly publishing and university libraries. Plus ca change ?
« The scholarly communication and research evaluation landscape is locked into historical paradigms which inadequately reflect the opportunities of the digital ...
The Development of Open Access Repositories in the Asia-Oceania Region: A Case Study of Three Institutions
« In recent years, open access models of publishing have transcended traditional modes thus enabling freer access to research. This paper takes a trans-regional...
E-Dissertations: Access and Restrictions (EDAR) Survey 2014 Report
« European and American studies on electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) reveal that one part of digital PhD theses, even if not confidential, is limited to...