Concepts de base
The study proposes a methodology using the OpenAlex database to monitor open access to scientific publications in Argentina, a country with a self-archiving mandate in place since 2013.
Résumé
The study aimed to develop a methodology using the OpenAlex (OA) database to monitor open access (OA) to scientific publications in the case of Argentina, a country where a self-archiving mandate has been in effect since 2013 (Law 26.899, 2013). A sample of 167,240 papers by researchers from the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) was analyzed using statistical techniques.
Key highlights:
- It is estimated that OA can capture between 85-93% of authors for all disciplines, except for Social Sciences and Humanities, where it only reaches an estimated 47%.
- The availability of papers in Open Access was calculated to be 41% for the period 1953-2021 and 46% when considering exclusively the post-law period (2014-2021).
- In both periods, gold Open Access made up the most common route.
- When comparing equal periods post and pre-law, it was observed that the upward trend of gold Open Access was pre-existing to the legislation and the availability of closed articles in repositories increased by 5% to what is estimated based on existing trends.
- The study concludes that while the green route has had a positive evolution, it has been the publication in gold journals that has boosted access to Argentine production more rapidly.
- The OA-based methodology, piloted here for the first time, is viable for tracking Open Access in Argentina since it yields percentages similar to other national and international studies.
Stats
The study analyzed 167,240 unique papers published by 12,292 CONICET researchers between 1953-2021.
41% of the papers were available in open access, with 16% in gold, 13% in green, 9% in bronze, and 3% in hybrid access.
In the 2014-2021 period, 46% of papers were available in open access.
Citations
"The availability of papers in Open Access was calculated to be 41% for the period 1953-2021 and 46% when considering exclusively the post-law period (2014-2021)."
"When comparing equal periods post and pre-law, it was observed that the upward trend of gold Open Access was pre-existing to the legislation and the availability of closed articles in repositories increased by 5% to what is estimated based on existing trends."