[Irtalk] New Research Article: “Amplifying the Impact of Open Access: Wikipedia and the Diffusion of Science” | LJ INFOdocket

[Hilton Gibson]

We find that, controlling for field and impact factor, the odds that an
open access journal is referenced on the English Wikipedia are 47% higher
compared to closed access journals. Moreover, in most of the worlds
Wikipedias a journals high status (impact factor) and accessibility (open
access policy) both greatly increase the probability of referencing. *Among
the implications of this study is that the chief effect of open access
policies may be to significantly amplify the diffusion of science, through
an intermediary like Wikipedia, to a broad public audience.*

http://www.infodocket.com/2015/06/26/new-research-article-amplifying-the-impact-of-open-access-wikipedia-and-the-diffusion-of-science/
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