Perceptions of open access publishing are changing for the better, a survey by Nature Publishing Group and Palgrave Macmillan finds | STM Publishing

abernard102@gmail.com 2015-08-16

Summary:

"A survey of 22,000 academic researchers by Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and Palgrave Macmillan has found that a decreasing number of authors are concerned about perceptions of the quality of open access publications. In 2014, 40% of scientists who had not published open access in the last three years said “I am concerned about perceptions of the quality of OA publications.” But this year, only 27% said they were concerned. In the humanities, business and social sciences (HSS), the drop was more marked; from 54% in 2014 to 41% in 2015. Nonetheless, a concern about perceptions of the quality of OA publications is still the leading factor in authors choosing not to publish OA. NPG and Palgrave Macmillan are making the anonymised data from their annual survey available for the second year running under a CC BY license, in order to achieve greater understanding between authors, funders and publishers. The survey reveals authors’ views on a diverse range of topics, including open access, how they determine the reputation of a journal, the value they place on publisher activities and services, and funder mandates. A summary of views from authors based at Chinese institutions is also available, which provides some interesting comparisons between China and the rest of the world. All data is available to view and download on figshare, along with summaries pulling out the highlights ..."

Link:

http://www.stm-publishing.com/perceptions-of-open-access-publishing-are-changing-for-the-better-a-survey-by-nature-publishing-group-and-palgrave-macmillan-finds/

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Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » abernard102@gmail.com

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Date tagged:

08/16/2015, 07:44

Date published:

08/16/2015, 03:44