This paper present the design and function of magiran.com, a databse of periodicals published in Iran. It also attempts to answer the following questions: How many of the total periodicals published in Iran are covered by magiran? What is the subject coverage of the periodicals covered? Which subjects seem to have been given importance among the periodicals covered? How many of the periodicals ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 introduction: providing free access to the latest research and more publishing channels, open access (oa) is hoped to decrease the south countries' information poverty and professional isolation. due to its particular importance, it is necessary to investigate how they exploit open access resources. methods: applying a cit...