ADS has allowed literature searches that would previously have taken days or weeks to carry out to be completed in seconds, and it is estimated that ADS has increased the readership and use of the astronomical literature by a factor of about three since its inception.
Strong evidence suggests that open access increases the readership of articles but has no effect on the number of citations in the first year after publication.
Advocates of the Web say that advances in technology will gradually increase the online readership of college papers.
This distribution deal could significantly increase The Daily's readership and sales by relieving Android users from having to go out and download it.
Of course, press releases may also benefit authors and journals by increasing recognition and citation, which may in turn increase authors' ability to obtain funding and advance their careers, and increase the journal's readership and ability to attract high-quality submissions (Altman 1995; Barbour et al. 2008; Ransohoff and Ransohoff 2001; Shuchman and Wilkes 1997; Smith 2006; Stryker 2002).
And though he doesn't command the same slavish publicity as that other British children's author, Mr. Jacques, 61, is rapidly increasing the international readership for his sprawling sagas of feisty woodland creatures that occupy medieval Redwall Abbey.
The new owners planned to spend US$5 million on advertisements and promotions to increase The Inquirer's profile and readership.
Kate Connolly Over the last 10 years, France has seen a sharp increase in the readership of alternative, far-right sites, blogs and social media operations, referred to collectively as the fachosphère – ("facho" is slang for fascist).
The Grand Rounds series has been a resounding success, as reflected by the wide range of environmental medicine topics, the diversity of reporting sources, and the increased physician readership of the journal.
