Quantitative study on open access publications worldwide

A broader analysis based on the Web of Science (WoS) data is presented by librarians from Utrecht University: “Open access levels: a quantitative exploration using Web of Science and oaDOI data” covers the period 2010 – 2017 examining open access publications worldwide and comparing Dutch universities. The PeerJ-publication finds that almost 30% of journal articles and reviews worldwide where published open access in 2016 (42% in the Netherlands), with notable deviations concerning the region, language and discipline. However, the authors warn about biased figures as not all journals, regions and disciplines are equally covered by the WoS.

• Bosman J, Kramer B. ( 2018 ): Open access levels: a quantitative exploration using Web of Science and oaDOI data . PeerJ Preprints 6:e3520v1