There are clear advantages when you choose to publish open access with Wiley. You can be confident that your work has the best chance to be read, cited and shared. Here's the data to prove it.

About the research

Our research focused on the metrics that authors have told us are important to them: usage (defined here by full-text views), citations (we used Web of Science citations here), and Altmetric Attention Scores. Insights were gained from an extensive review of Wiley journal articles from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020, with metrics derived from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2024. To learn more about our findings, see our white paper.

At Wiley, we are dedicated to enabling research accessibility. By sharing our research findings, we hope to foster more open, transparent research practices. We regularly use data available to us to explore whether, when publishing with Wiley, there is an advantage in choosing an open access model versus the subscription model. Our findings, looking at the averages across the Wiley program, will hopefully assist you in making the best choice for your research.