Publication modalities ‘article in press’ and ‘open access’ in relation to journal average citation

• Published in: Scientometrics Vol. 120; no. 3; pp. 1209 - 1223
• Main Authors: González-Betancor, Sara M., Dorta-González, Pablo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 15.09.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Citation analysis; Computer Science; Evolution; Information Storage and Retrieval; Library Science; Open access; Regression analysis; Impact factor; Early view; Online first; CiteScore; Citation advantage; In-press articles; Open access

There has been a generalization in the use of two publication practices by scientific journals during the past decade: (1) ‘article in press’ or early view, which allows access to the accepted paper before its formal publication in an issue; (2) ‘open access’, which allows readers to obtain it freel...