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This page in a nutshell: Wikipedia articles should preferentially cite open access literature over closed- or toll-access resources of equivalent scholarly quality. |
Wikipedia articles should preferentially cite open access literature over closed- or toll-access resources of equivalent scholarly quality.
Wikipedia articles can benefit from citing relevant open access scholarly materials, such as journal articles and doctoral dissertations. Conversely, open access resources can benefit from being cited in relevant Wikipedia articles.
[edit] What is Open Access?
[edit] Benefits to Wikipedia
- Improved verifiability, accuracy. (see also Wikipedia:Citing sources)
- OA materials are more accessible
- OA materials are likely to have greater longevity (since they can be freely copied/mirrored/cached/archived)
- Improved value as a research tool.
- Source of free content
- Solidarity with the philosophy of open access.
[edit] Finding Open Access resources
[edit] Citing Open Access resources
[edit] Information for open access authors, journals, and archives
- What is Wikipedia?
- Why would I want my work to be cited on Wikipedia?
- How can I make my work more findable to Wikipedians?
- How I can encourage relevant Wikipedia articles to cite my work?
