Tattersall, A. orcid.org/0000-0002-2842-9576, Sheppard, N. orcid.org/0000-0002-3400-0274, Blake, T. orcid.org/0000-0001-5507-9738 et al. (2 more authors) (2022) Exploring open access coverage of Wikipedia-cited research across the White Rose Universities. Insights, 35. 3. ISSN 2048-7754
Abstract
The popular online encyclopaedia Wikipedia is an important and influential platform that assists with the communication of science to a global audience. Using data obtained from Altmetric.com and Unpaywall, we looked at research from the White Rose Universities (Sheffield, Leeds and York) that is cited on Wikipedia. Of that research, we explored what percentage of citations were available open access (OA) and the location of those citations to ascertain whether they were hosted by publishers or within OA repositories. This article explores the importance of access to OA research within such an important and leading platform as Wikipedia and how well it supports effective scientific communication across society.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 Andy Tattersall, Nick Sheppard, Thom Blake, Kate O’Neill and Christopher Carroll. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use and distribution provided the original author and source are credited. |
Keywords: | Wikipedia; open access; altmetrics; citations; preprints; open science; encyclopaedia |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research The University of Sheffield > Administrative Services (Sheffield) > Library (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Professional Services (Sheffield) > Library (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Feb 2022 17:20 |
Last Modified: | 04 Apr 2023 16:16 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Ubiquity Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1629/uksg.559 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:183212 |