Open Access uptake by universities worldwide

Journal article (2020)

Authors

N. Robinson Garcia Applied Probability - EEMCS
Rodrigo Costas Stellenbosch University, Universiteit Leiden
Thed N. van Leeuwen Universiteit Leiden
Research Group
Applied Probability (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2020 N. Robinson Garcia, Rodrigo Costas, Thed N. van Leeuwen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9410
Universities Open science Scientometrics Open access Research assessment Research policy Science of science Unpaywall
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Published Date

2020

Language

English

Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics

Research Group

Applied Probability

Abstract

The implementation of policies promoting the adoption of an open science (OS) culture must be accompanied by indicators that allow monitoring the uptake of such policies and their potential effects on research publishing and sharing practices. This study presents indicators of open access (OA) at the institutional level for universities worldwide. By combining data from Web of Science, Unpaywall and the Leiden Ranking disambiguation of institutions, we track OA coverage of universities’ output for 963 institutions. This paper presents the methodological challenges, conceptual discrepancies and limitations and discusses further steps needed to move forward the discussion on fostering OA and OS practices and policies.