Can you Pay your way to Readership? Free to Publish Open Access Formats Receive Greater Readership and Citations than Paid Open Access Formats in Total Knee Arthroplasty Literature.
article processing charge
hybrid publication
open access
orthopaedic surgery
publication modalities
total knee arthroplasty
Journal
The Journal of arthroplasty
ISSN: 1532-8406
Titre abrégé: J Arthroplasty
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8703515
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 Jan 2024
29 Jan 2024
Historique:
received:
22
08
2023
revised:
16
01
2024
accepted:
23
01
2024
medline:
1
2
2024
pubmed:
1
2
2024
entrez:
31
1
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
As publishing with open access is becoming increasingly popular within orthopaedics, understanding the types of publishing options available and what each may deliver is critically important. Hybrid articles require a high article processing charge. Open journal articles have a lower fee, while closed license articles are freely accessible at no charge. Open repository articles are peer-reviewed manuscripts posted freely online. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between article type and resulting citations, social media attention, and readership in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) literature. Open access TKA journal articles published since 2016 were found using the Altmetric Explorer Database. Data gathered included the Altmetric Attention Score (attention), Mendeley Readership Score (readership), and citations per article. Articles were grouped by type: open journal, hybrid, closed license, and open repository. Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Tukey's analysis; α=0.05. A total of 9,606 publications were included. The open repository had the greatest mean citations (14.40), while open journal (9.55) had fewer than all other categories (P<0.001). Hybrid had the greatest mean attention (10.35), and open journal (6.16) had a lower mean attention than all other categories (P≤0.002). Open repository had the greatest mean readership (44.68), and open journal (34.00) had a lower mean readership than all other categories (P≤0.012). The mean publication fee for paid publication options was $1,792 USD (United States dollars). In open access TKA literature, free-to-publish open repositories had the greatest mean citations and readership. Free publication options, open repositories and closed licenses, had greater readership compared to paid publication options.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
As publishing with open access is becoming increasingly popular within orthopaedics, understanding the types of publishing options available and what each may deliver is critically important. Hybrid articles require a high article processing charge. Open journal articles have a lower fee, while closed license articles are freely accessible at no charge. Open repository articles are peer-reviewed manuscripts posted freely online. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between article type and resulting citations, social media attention, and readership in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) literature.
METHODS
METHODS
Open access TKA journal articles published since 2016 were found using the Altmetric Explorer Database. Data gathered included the Altmetric Attention Score (attention), Mendeley Readership Score (readership), and citations per article. Articles were grouped by type: open journal, hybrid, closed license, and open repository. Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Tukey's analysis; α=0.05.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 9,606 publications were included. The open repository had the greatest mean citations (14.40), while open journal (9.55) had fewer than all other categories (P<0.001). Hybrid had the greatest mean attention (10.35), and open journal (6.16) had a lower mean attention than all other categories (P≤0.002). Open repository had the greatest mean readership (44.68), and open journal (34.00) had a lower mean readership than all other categories (P≤0.012). The mean publication fee for paid publication options was $1,792 USD (United States dollars).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
In open access TKA literature, free-to-publish open repositories had the greatest mean citations and readership. Free publication options, open repositories and closed licenses, had greater readership compared to paid publication options.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38296120
pii: S0883-5403(24)00064-0
doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2024.01.040
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
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