论文名称：The state and evolution of Gold open access: a country and discipline level analysis
论文类型：期刊论文
第一作者：Wang, Xianwen
通讯作者：Wang, XW (reprint author), Dalian Univ Technol, WISE Lab, Inst Sci Sci & S&T Management, Dalian, Peoples R China.
合写作者：Cui, Yunxue,Xu, Shenmeng,Hu, Zhigang
发表刊物：ASLIB JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
收录刊物：SCIE、SSCI
卷号：70
期号：5
页面范围：573-584
ISSN号：2050-3806
关键字：Open access; Web of science; Country comparison; Discipline analysis; Gold OA; Toll access
摘要：Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the evolution of Gold open access (OA) rates in different countries and disciplines, as well as explore the influencing factors.
   Design/methodology/approach - In this study, employing the OA filter option of Web of Science (WoS), the authors perform a large-scale evaluation of the OA state of countries and disciplines from 1990 to 2016. Particularly, the authors consider not only the absolute number of Gold OA literature but also the ratio of them among all literature.
   Findings - Currently, one-quarter of the WoS articles is Gold OA articles. Brazil is the most active country in OA publishing, while Russia, India and China have the lowest OA ratios. The OA percentage of Brazil has been decreasing dramatically in recent years, while the OA percentages of China, UK and the Netherlands have been increasing. There also exist huge differences of OA percentages across different subject categories. The percentages of OA articles in biology, life, and health-related areas are high, while those in physics and chemistry-related subject categories are very low.
   Originality/value - With the availability of large-scale data from WoS, this study conducts a comprehensive evaluation of the Gold OA state of major countries for the first time. The variation of OA percentages is considered in light of the research profiles. OA policies in different countries and funding organizations also have an influence on the OA development.
发表时间：2018-01-01