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 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

44%


Total
Publications

4.8K


Total Open
Publications

2.1K


Total
Citations

121K


Open Access
Percentage

44%


Total
Publications

4.8K


Total Open
Publications

2.1K


Total
Citations

121K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

15% 23% 6% 56%

Publisher Open

15%

Both

23%

Other Platform Open

6%

Closed

56%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

050100150200250300Total Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

56%OA Journal

OA Journal 56%

1K

Hybrid 25%

461

No Guarantees 19%

350

Other Platform Open

Institution 75%

1K

Domain 28%

381

Other Internet 10%

134

Preprint 5%

73

Public 4%

51

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
798
PubMed Central
Domain
382
Université de Montréal
Institution
243
DOI
Other Internet
87
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
52
Figshare
Public
48
Research Square
Preprint
29
University of Toronto
Institution
20
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
20
Athabasca University
Institution
17
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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