Influence of open access journals of biomedicine in China on academic exchanges

VernacularTitle:国内生物医学类开放获取期刊在学术交流中的影响力研究
Author: Chunguang WENG ; Cheng HUANG ; Tingchao XIAO ; Xiaohong XIA ; Zhun LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Open access journal; Academic exchange; Influence
From: Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2012;11(7):758-762
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To compare the influence of open access journals ( OAJ ) of biomedicine on academic exchanges by empirically analyzing the journals enrolled in the Chinese science citation database-the core (CSCD-C).Methods Multivariate statistical analysis was performed on OAJ and non OAJ in CSCD by using bibliometric and statistical methods,SPSS software and rank-sum test.Results The OAJ were accounted for only 31.63％ of the total enrolled journals,the average ratio of funded papers in OAJ was 72.29％.Statistical journals had high influence in the discipline.The selfcitation rates of clinical medicine OAJ and special medical OAJ were high.The average impact factor and h index in biological OAJ were high.The average impact factor of preventive medicine OAJ was high.The average h index of comprehensive non OAJ was high.Conclusions The distribution of OAJ is uneven among different disciplines.The ratio of funded papers is higher in OAJ than in non OAJ with insignificant differences in discipline influence.