David among Goliaths: Open access publishing in scientific (semi‐)periphery

• DOI: 10.1002/leap.1320
• Publication Date: 2020-07-20T09:19:28Z
• Authors: Bojan Macan; Lea Škorić; Jelka Petrak
• Keywords: Croatian

Abstract This case study analyses data on papers of Croatian authors published in 2017 from four Web Science Core Collection citation indexes (SCI‐EXP, SSCI, AHCI, and ESCI). The primary dataset (5,176 articles reviews) was divided into two subsets, the open access (OA) subset (2,964 papers) non‐OA (2,212 papers). We also used to create a journals (1,588) as opposed foreign ones. All were screened for full‐text OA status, journal JCR quartile ranking, dominant discipline, language publication. prevailed with 74.4%. Most available at publisher websites. percentage 99.8%. share highest humanities social sciences, which saw language. Key points Three quarters by are (OA). English, even journals; only humanities. mostly non‐commercial, many receive government subsidies, provided they OA; generally do not charge article processing. prevalence over is humanities, followed sciences. Open publishing might increase international visibility periphery or semi‐periphery countries.