Athabasca University

Athabasca University

Athabasca University is a Canadian public university that primarily operates through online distance education. Founded in 1970, it is one of four comprehensive academic and research universities in Alberta, and was the first Canadian university to specialize in distance education. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Athabasca University, Canada, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

41%


Total
Publications

4.3K


Total Open
Publications

1.7K


Total
Citations

105K


Open Access
Percentage

41%


Total
Publications

4.3K


Total Open
Publications

1.7K


Total
Citations

105K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

20% 16% 4% 60%

Publisher Open

20%

Both

16%

Other Platform Open

4%

Closed

60%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

020406080100120140160180200220240260280300Total Publications
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

59%OA Journal

OA Journal 59%

895

Hybrid 21%

310

No Guarantees 20%

297

Other Platform Open

Institution 58%

488

Domain 36%

300

Other Internet 11%

92

Preprint 4%

38

Public 2%

13

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
302
Université de Montréal - Érudit
Institution
267
DOI
Other Internet
84
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution
28
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
15
Europe PMC
Domain
15
Research Square
Preprint
14
Elsevier - Scopus
Institution
13
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI OAI
Institution
12
Figshare
Public
10
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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