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BONGIOVANI, Paola; MIGUEL, Sandra  e  GOMEZ, Nancy Diana. Open Access, scientific impact and the scientific production in two Argentine universities in the field of medicine. Rev. cuba. inf. cienc. salud [online]. 2013, vol.24, n.2, pp.118-132. ISSN 2307-2113.

Introduction: this paper studies the scientific production published by researchers at two argentine universities (National University of La Plata and National University of Rosario) in the discipline of medicine. Objective: to establish the volume and evolution of scientific production published in open access journals and in subscription journals that allow self-archiving in repositories. Methods: the scientific production for both institutions was determined by taking a sample from Scopus and covers the period 2006-2010. It applies a methodology based on the analysis of the access models of journals used by researchers to publish their articles established through searches performed using Romeo-Sherpa, Dulcinea, DOAJ, SciELO, RedALyC and PubMed Central. Additionally, the study explores the citation levels of articles from both institutions according to access models of journals, comparing impact indicators from average citation per article. Results: the two institutions generally show similar patterns to those found at national level, although UNR, following international trends in Medicine, has a higher percentage of articles published in open access journals. In both cases, about half of the production could be deposited in repositories, being pre-print versions and the author's post print mostly allowed by editors. Conclusions: from the perspective of the impact levels achieved, the results indicate a higher level of citation in subscription journals with self-archiving permissions, and this is encouraging for the promotion and development of institutional repositories in both universities.

Palavras-chave : open access; scientific production; publication patterns; journals; access models; scientific impact; National University of La Plata; National University of Rosario; Argentina.

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