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Wikipedia is significantly amplifying the impact of Open Access publications

When you edit Wikipedia to include a claim, you are required to substantiate that edit by referencing a reliable source. According to a recent study, the single biggest predictor of a journal’s appearance in Wikipedia is its impact factor. One of the exciting findings, writes Eamon Duede, is that it appears Wikipedia…
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Oct 19, 2015Wikipedia is significantly amplifying the impact of Open Access publications by lermontov1013

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