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Compliance with open access mandates and its effects on research visibility: the case of the Spanish National Plan of R&D

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  • Pablo Sastrón-Toledo

    (Carlos III University of Madrid
    Research Institute for Higher Education and Science (INAECU))

  • Patricia Alonso-Álvarez

    (Carlos III University of Madrid)

  • Jorge Mañana-Rodríguez

    (Spanish National Research Council)

Abstract

This paper evaluates the Spanish open access (OA hereafter) mandate and its effects on Spanish research from 2014 to 2019. First, the degree of compliance with the mandate is studied. Then, classification trees and regression models are applied to determine the factors correlated with publishing in OA and the implications of OA types regarding the impact and visibility of academic articles. Results show that the compliance rate increased by 9% during the studied period, with a prevalence of gold and green OA routes. Moreover, the classification tree points towards the institutions’ nature and the research areas as the variables that better explain OA publishing. We argue that the institutions’ commitment to OA and the different availability of OA journals within research fields influence the decision to publish in OA. Last, we study how these practices affect research’s visibility and impact. We found that, in general, publishing in OA is beneficial for researchers, especially if they choose the green route. Further research at the faculty or departmental level might help discern the best strategies to encourage open-access publishing.

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  • Pablo Sastrón-Toledo & Patricia Alonso-Álvarez & Jorge Mañana-Rodríguez, 2024. "Compliance with open access mandates and its effects on research visibility: the case of the Spanish National Plan of R&D," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 129(4), pages 2057-2081, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:129:y:2024:i:4:d:10.1007_s11192-024-04978-5
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-024-04978-5
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