Free articles get read but don't generate more citations

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Mathematics and Statistics  Wed, 07/30/2008 - 22:00

(Cornell University Communications) When academic articles are "open access" or free online, they get read more often, but they don't -- going against conventional wisdom -- get cited more often in academic literature, finds a new Cornell study.


 

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