Acceso abierto en Argentina: una propuesta para el monitoreo de las publicaciones cient\'ificas con OpenAlex

TL;DR

This study develops and tests a methodology using OpenAlex to monitor Open Access publications in Argentina, revealing high coverage in most disciplines and highlighting the impact of gold OA routes post-legislation.

Contribution

Introduces a novel OpenAlex-based methodology for tracking Open Access in Argentina, demonstrating its viability and providing detailed insights into OA trends post-legislation.

Findings

OA captures 85-93% of authors in most disciplines

Open Access availability increased to 46% post-law

Gold OA is the most common route and has driven rapid access growth

Abstract

This study proposes a methodology using OpenAlex (OA) for tracking Open Access publications in the case of Argentina, a country where a self-archiving mandate has been in effect since 2013 ( Law 26.899, 2013). A sample of 167,240 papers by researchers from the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) was created and analyzed using statistical techniques. We estimate that OA is able to capture between 85-93% of authors for all disciplines, with the exception of Social Sciences and Humanities, where it only reaches an estimated 47%. The availability of papers in Open Access was calculated to be 41% for the period 1953-2021 and 46% when considering exclusively the post-law period (2014-2021). In both periods, gold Open Access made up the most common route. When comparing equal periods post and pre-law, we observed that the upward trend of gold Open Access was pre-existing to the legislation and the availability of closed articles in repositories increased by 5% to what is estimated based on existing trends. However, while the green route has had a positive evolution, it has been the publication in gold journals that has boosted access to Argentine production more rapidly. We concluded that the OA-based methodology, piloted here for the first time, is viable for tracking Open Access in Argentina since it yields percentages similar to other national and international studies. En este estudio se propone una metodolog\'ia utilizando OpenAlex (OA) para monitorear el acceso abierto (AA) a las publicaciones cient\'ificas para el caso de Argentina, pa\'is donde rige el mandato de autoarchivo -Ley 26.899 (2013)-. Se conform\'o una muestra con 167.240 art\'iculos de investigadores del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cient\'ificas y T\'ecnicas (CONICET) que se analizaron con t\'ecnicas estad\'isticas. Se estim\'o que OA puede representar entre 85-93% de los autores para todas las disciplinas, excepto Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, donde solo alcanza al 47%. Se calcul\'o que 41% de los art\'iculos publicados entre 1953-2021 incluidos en la fuente est\'an en AA, porcentaje que sube a 46% al considerar exclusivamente el periodo post ley (2014-2021). En ambos periodos es la v\'ia dorada la que representa mayor proporci\'on. Al comparar periodos iguales post y pre ley, se observ\'o que la tendencia en alza de la v\'ia dorada era preexistente a la legislaci\'on y la disponibilidad de art\'iculos cerrados en repositorios aument\'o un 5% a lo que se estima en base a tendencias existentes. Se concluye que si bien la v\'ia verde ha tenido una evoluci\'on positiva, ha sido la publicaci\'on en revistas doradas lo que ha impulsado m\'as r\'apidamente el acceso a la producci\'on argentina. Asimismo, que la metodolog\'ia basada en OA, piloteada aqu\'i por primera vez, es viable para monitorear el AA en Argentina ya que arroja porcentajes similares a otros estudios nacionales e internacionales.