Open access in translation studies. A bibliometric overview of its distribution and development
Aixelá, Javier Franco (Universitat d'Alacant)
Olalla-Soler, Christian (Università di Bologna)
Rovira-Esteva, Sara (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Date:	2021
Abstract:	This article provides an analysis of open access (OA) publishing in translation studies for the 1961-2015 period. To this end, we have taken advantage of the translation-studies (TS) bibliographical database BITRA, which comprised over 75,000 entries as of December 2018, over 21,000 of which had been labelled as OA. The main bibliometric factors we have examined from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives are the global status of OA, publication format, language, topic, kind of publisher and types of websites hosting OA publications, also providing an estimation of how these factors predict OA. The results indicate that open and toll access currently tend to reach a balance due to the dramatic growth experienced by OA in TS. We have also found that OA is still on the increase in TS, although with some notable variations within each of the factors under analysis.
Note:	Aquest treball ha comptat amb una ajuda del Departament de Traducció, d'Interpretació i d'Estudis de l'Àsia Oriental de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Open access ; Translation studies ; Bibliometrics ; Publishing practices
Published in:	Translation & Interpreting, Vol. 13, núm. 1 (2021) , ISSN 1836-9324

Adreça original: https://www.trans-int.org/index.php/transint/article/view/1116
DOI: 10.12807/ti.113201.2021.a01

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