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2018 ; 106
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Accessibility of published research to practicing veterinarians
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J Med Libr Assoc
2018[Jul]; 106
(3
): 330-339
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OBJECTIVES: This study established the percentage of veterinary research articles
that are freely available online, availability differences inside and outside of
core veterinary medicine publications, sources and trends in article availability
over time, and author archiving policies of veterinary journals. This research is
particularly important for unaffiliated practitioners who lack broad subscription
access and the librarians who assist them. METHODS: Web of Science citation data
were collected for articles published from 2000-2014 by authors from twenty-eight
accredited US colleges of veterinary medicine. A sample of these articles was
searched by title in Google Scholar to determine which were freely available
online and their sources. Journals represented in this dataset and a basic list
of veterinary serials were cross-referenced with the Sherpa/RoMEO database to
determine author archiving policies and the percentage of articles that could
potentially be made freely available. RESULTS: Over half (62%) of the sample
articles were freely available online, most of which (57%) were available from
publishers' websites. Articles published more recently were more likely to be
freely available. More articles were found to be available in 2017 (62%) than in
2015 (57%). Most (62%) of the included journals had policies allowing authors to
archive copies of their articles. CONCLUSIONS: Many articles are freely available
online, but opportunity exists to archive additional articles while complying
with existing copyright agreements. Articles in veterinary medicine-specific
journals are less likely to be freely available than those in interdisciplinary
journals. Requirements for federally funded research have likely influenced
article availability and may continue to do so.