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Did you Ask for Citations? An Insight into Preprint Citations en route to Open Science
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: Received: 15 April 2021 / Approved: 16 April 2021 / Online: 16 April 2021 (16:45:49 CEST)
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Pagliaro, M. Did You Ask for Citations? An Insight into Preprint Citations en route to Open Science. Publications 2021, 9, 26. Pagliaro, M. Did You Ask for Citations? An Insight into Preprint Citations en route to Open Science. Publications 2021, 9, 26.
Abstract
Preprints are regularly cited in peer reviewed journal articles, books and conference paper. Are preprint citations somehow less important than citations to peer reviewed research papers? This study investigates citation patterns between 2017 and 2020 for preprints published in three preprint servers, one specializing in biology (bioRxiv), one in chemistry (ChemRxiv), and another hosting preprints in all disciplines (Research Square). As evaluation of scholarship continues to largely rely on citation-based metrics, this analysis and its outcomes will be useful to inform new research-based education in today’s scholarly communication.
Keywords
preprint; citations; scholarly communication; open science; peer review; impact factor
Subject
Business, Economics and Management, Accounting and Taxation
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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