ABSTRACT
A repository is a technological platform of open access (OA) to knowledge, which is directed to the storage, preservation, and diffusion of the production generated in the institutions. The question remains open whether the impact (citation) of scientific publications published in OA through institutional repositories (IRs) is greater than that of restricted access publications and whether this is independent of the quality of the journal or the paper. Pinfield et al. (2014) provided an analysis of different platforms from 2005 to 2012 in different parts of the world where they reviewed the growth of OA repositories, using data from the OpenDOAR project, as well as the growth of type proposals in each country. Finally, although IRs represent a support tool for institutions, there is still much work to be done in organizational cultures in order to obtain the benefits that these can provide for academic and scientific work.
