Imagining a Gold Open Access Future: Attitudes, Behaviors, and Funding Scenarios among Authors of Academic Scholarship

lkfitz's bookmarks 2016-10-07

Summary:

Abstract: "The viability of gold open access publishing models into the future will depend, in part, on the attitudes of authors towards open access (OA). In a survey of academics at four major research universities in North America, we examine academic authors’ opinions and behaviors towards gold OA. The study allows us to see what academics know and perceive about open access models, their current behavior in regards to publishing in OA, and possible future behavior. In particular, we gauge current attitudes to examine the perceived likelihood of various outcomes in an all-open access publishing scenario. We also survey how much authors at these types of universities would be willing to pay for article processing charges (APCs) from different sources. Although the loudest voices may often be heard, in reality there is a wide range of attitudes and behaviors towards publishing. Understanding the range of perceptions, opinions, and behaviors among academics towards gold OA is important for academic librarians who must examine how OA serves their research communities, to prepare for an OA future, and to understand how OA impacts the library’s role."

Link:

http://crl.acrl.org/content/early/2016/09/27/crl16-964.full.pdf

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Tags:

oa.new oa.gold oa.attitudes oa.funding oa.authors oa.surveys oa.north_america oa.business_models oa.predictions oa.publishing oa.fees oa.universities oa.libraries oa.hei oa.journals

Date tagged:

10/07/2016, 13:34

Date published:

10/07/2016, 09:34