Marin Dacos - science ouverte @marind@qoto.org

Wikipedia is a well-known platform for disseminating knowledge, and scientific sources, such as journal articles, play a critical role in supporting its mission. The open access movement aims to make scientific knowledge openly available, and we might intuitively expect open access to help further Wikipedia’s mission. However, the extent of this relationship remains largely unknown. To fill this gap, we analyse a large dataset of citations from the English Wikipedia and model the role of open access in Wikipedia’s citation patterns. Our findings reveal that Wikipedia relies on open access articles at a higher overall rate (44.1%) compared to their availability in the Web of Science (23.6%) and OpenAlex (22.6%). Furthermore, both the accessibility (open access status) and academic impact (citation count) significantly increase the probability of an article being cited on Wikipedia. Specifically, open access articles are extensively and increasingly more cited in Wikipedia, as they show an approximately 64.7% higher likelihood of being cited in Wikipedia when compared to paywalled articles, after controlling for confounding factors. This open access citation effect is particularly strong for articles with high citation counts or published in recent years. Our findings highlight the pivotal role of open access in facilitating the dissemination of scientific knowledge, thereby increasing the likelihood of open access articles reaching a more diverse audience through platforms such as Wikipedia. Simultaneously, open access articles contribute to the reliability of Wikipedia as a source by affording editors timely access to novel results.

A meeting in Paris on 20 September 2024 marked a significant step forward for the Open Science Monitoring Initiative (OSMI). It brought together the OSMI Initiators: Laetitia Bracco, Head of Research Data and Bibliometrics Support Services, Université de Lorraine; Andrea Davidson, Open Science and Open Education Communications and Engagement Lead, SPARC Europe; Nicolas Fressengeas, Open ...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of research, the importance of high-quality metadata and persistent identifiers (PIDs) cannot be overstated. PIDs and metadata are the connective tissue that binds together diverse research outputs, enabling discovery, accessibility, and reuse. Despite their critical role, the current model for metadata creation and enrichment is

À propos de DMSO Le programme « Développer des Médicaments en Science Ouverte » (DMSO) offre du soutien et des opportunités de partenariat au développement préclinique de médicaments pour des maladies négligées par l’industrie pharmaceutique, tels que les maladies orphelines et la résistance aux antibiotiques. Ce programme vise à promouvoir les collaborations entreprenant des projets […]

Le 16 juin 2023, un message posté sur skyrock.com annonce la fermeture de Skyblog, la plateforme française emblématique des années 2000, celle qui symbolise plus que toute autre “l’âge d’or des blogs”. Très en...

Clarivate's Web of Science (WoS) and Elsevier's Scopus have been for decades the main sources of bibliometric information. Although highly curated, these closed, proprietary databases are largely biased towards English-language publications, underestimating the use of other languages in research dissemination. Launched in 2022, OpenAlex promised comprehensive, inclusive, and open-source research information. While already in use by scholars and research institutions, the quality of its metadata is currently being assessed. This paper contributes to this literature by assessing the completeness and accuracy of its metadata related to language, through a comparison with WoS, as well as an in-depth manual validation of a sample of 6,836 articles. Results show that OpenAlex exhibits a far more balanced linguistic coverage than WoS. However, language metadata is not always accurate, which leads OpenAlex to overestimate the place of English while underestimating that of other languages. If used critically, OpenAlex can provide comprehensive and representative analyses of languages used for scholarly publishing. However, more work is needed at infrastructural level to ensure the quality of metadata on language.

<p><span>The goal of the CODATA Research Data Management Terminology is to gather the key terms needed for a common understanding of the research data management domain.&nbsp; The RDMT was revised by

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Register today Join us online on 29th October 2024 for a full day conference-style meeting starinag at 8:00 AM UTC (coordinated universal time)! This event will include progress reports on key programs, updates on metadata schema, demos, presentations from the Crossref community, and discussions on key initiatives. Full agenda to follow.   Register now   Community updates: Call for Abstracts As we continue to build upon our research nexus vision, we want to shine a spotlight on the impactful work happening across our community.

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As of 1 September 2024, Thed van Leeuwen is appointed chair in "Monitoring Open Science Policies and Practices".