Open Access Publication of Universiti Sains Malaysia: a Bibliometric Analysis

• Main Authors: Ismail, Mohd Ikhwan, Napiah, Mohd Kamal Mohd, Saad, Siti Roudhah Mohamad, Jaafar, Cik Ramlah Che, Azmi, Noor Adilah, Ahmad, Rosnani, Basri, Jamilah Hassan, Ahmat, Muhammad Akmal, Sultan, A. Basheer Ahamadhu Ameer, Jasni, Farah Aisyah, Khairuddin, Nur Afifa, Al-Munawar, Farah NurLiyana Ahmad
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/35958/4/1_Ikhwan_SesCNo1.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/35958/
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Open Access (OA) is the new publishing model that allows unrestricted access and reuse of research outputs. OA accelerates discovery in the sense that researchers can freely read and build on new findings based on other research. While public seems to welcome more involvement in OA among academics,...