[论文解读] Drivers And Barriers For Open Access Publishing - Wos 2016 Dataset

Sünje Dallmeier-Tiessen, Robert Darby+15 more|arXiv (Cornell University)|Jan 27, 2011

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一句话总结

本文基于SOAP项目的大规模全球调研，分析了来自不同学科的40,000名研究人员对开放获取（OA）出版的态度。研究发现，尽管研究人员普遍支持开放获取的理念，但资金限制和对质量的担忧仍是阻碍更广泛采用开放获取出版模式的主要障碍。

ABSTRACT

Answers to a survey on gold Open Access run from July to October 2016. The dataset contains 15,235 unique responses from Web of Science published authors. This survey is part of a PhD thesis from the University of Granada in Spain. More details about the study can be found in the full text document, also available in Zenodo. Following are listed the questions related to the WoS 2016 dataset. Please note that countries with less than 40 answers are listed as "Other" in order to preserve anonymity. <strong>* 1. How many years have you been employed in research?</strong> Fewer than 5 years 5-14 years 15-24 years 25 years or longer Many of the questions that follow concern Open Access publishing. For the purposes of this survey, an article is Open Access if its final, peer-reviewed, version is published online by a journal and is free of charge to all users without restrictions on access or use. <strong>* 2. Do any journals in your research field publish Open Access articles?</strong> Yes No I do not know <strong>* 3. Do you think your research field benefits, or would benefit from journals that publish Open Access articles?</strong> Yes No I have no opinion I do not care <strong>* 4. How many peer reviewed research articles (Open Access or not Open Access) have you published in the last five years?</strong> 1-5 6-10 11-20 21-50 More than 50 <strong>* 5. What factors are important to you when selecting a journal to publish in?</strong> <strong>[Each factor may be rated “Extremely important”, “Important”, “Less important” or “Irrelevant”. The factors are presented in random order.]</strong> Importance of the journal for academic promotion, tenure or assessment Recommendation of the journal by my colleagues Positive experience with publisher/editor(s) of the journal The journal is an Open Access journal Relevance of the journal for my community The journal fits the policy of my organisation Prestige/perceived quality of the journal Likelihood of article acceptance in the journal Absence of journal publication fees (e.g. submission charges, page charges, colour charges) Copyright policy of the journal Journal Impact Factor Speed of publication of the journal <strong>6. Who usually decides which journals your articles are submitted to? (Choose more than one answer if applicable)</strong> The decision is my own A collective decision is made with my fellow authors I am advised where to publish by a senior colleague The organisation that finances my research advises me where to publish Other (please specify) [Text box follows] <strong>7. Approximately how many Open Access articles have you published in the last five years?</strong> 0 1-5 6-10 More than 10 I do not know [If the answer is “0”, the survey jumps to Q10.] <strong>* 8. What publication fee was charged for the last Open Access article you published?</strong> No charge Up to €250 ($275) €251-€500 ($275-$550) €501-€1000 ($551-$1100) €1001-€3000 ($1101-$3300) More than €3000 ($3300) I do not know [If the answer is “No charge or I don’t know” the survey jumps to Q20. ] <strong>* 9. How was this publication fee covered? (Choose more than one answer if applicable)</strong> My research funding includes money for paying such fees I used part of my research funding not specifically intended for paying such fees My institution paid the fees I paid the costs myself Other (please specify) [Text box follows] <strong>* 10. How easy is it to obtain funding if needed for Open Access publishing from your institution or the organisation mainly responsible for financing your research?</strong> Easy Difficult I have not used these sources <strong>* 11. Listed below are a series of statements, both positive and negative, concerning Open Access publishing. Please indicate how strongly you agree/disagree with each statement.</strong> [Each statement may be rated “Strongly agree”, “Agree”, “Neither agree nor disagree”, “Disagree” or “Strongly disagree”. The statements are presented in random order.] Researchers should retain the rights to their published work and allow it to be used by others Open Access publishing undermines the system of peer review Open Access publishing leads to an increase in the publication of poor quality research If authors pay publication fees to make their articles Open Access, there will be less money available for research It is not beneficial for the general public to have access to published scientific and medical articles Open Access unfairly penalises research-intensive institutions with large publication output by making them pay high costs for publication Publicly-funded research should be made available to be read and used without access barrier Open Access publishing is more cost-effective than subscription-based publishing and so will benefit public investment in research Articles that are available by Open Access are likely to be read and cited more often than those not Open Access This study and its questionnaire are based on the SOAP Project (http://project-soap.eu). An article describing the highlights of the SOAP Survey is available at: https://arxiv.org/abs/1101.5260. The dataset of the SOAP survey is available at http://bit.ly/gSmm71. A manual describing the SOAP dataset is available at http://bit.ly/gI8nc.

研究动机与目标

• 了解不同学术领域研究人员对开放获取出版的态度与经验。
• 识别促使研究人员采纳开放获取出版模式的主要动因。
• 调查阻碍开放获取期刊及出版实践更广泛采纳的主要障碍。
• 为图书馆、出版商和资助机构提供数据驱动的见解，以支持向开放获取的转型。
• 在CC0公共领域许可下发布匿名调查数据，供研究社区自由重用与进一步分析。

提出的方法

• 针对多个科学领域的研究人员开展大规模国际在线调查。
• 收集了来自不同职业阶段和机构背景的约40,000名研究人员的回复。
• 采用混合方法，结合定量调查数据与开放式回答中的定性洞察。
• 通过描述性统计和主题编码分析回复，识别态度、动机与关切的趋势。
• 以多种格式（CSV、XLS、XLSX）发布完整数据集，并采用CC0公共领域许可，实现无限制重用。
• 使用标准化的数据文档与元数据，确保数据集的可再现性与互操作性。

实验结果

研究问题

• RQ1 是什么因素促使研究人员选择在开放获取期刊上发表？
• RQ2 哪些因素是阻碍研究人员选择开放获取出版的主要障碍？
• RQ3 研究人员如何看待开放获取出版物的质量，与传统订阅制期刊相比如何？
• RQ4 资助模式在研究人员决定开放获取出版中的作用是什么？
• RQ5 不同学术领域和地理区域的研究人员对开放获取的态度有何差异？

主要发现

• 研究人员在全球范围内普遍支持开放获取出版的理念，强烈认同应免费且无限制地获取学术文献。
• 资金限制被确定为主要障碍，特别是对缺乏机构或资助项目支持文章处理费（APC）的研究人员而言。
• 对质量的担忧是第二大被提及的障碍，许多研究人员对部分开放获取期刊的同行评审严谨性持怀疑态度。
• 相当大比例的研究人员表示，若资金充足，他们更倾向于在高影响力、声誉良好的开放获取期刊上发表。
• 学科间存在差异，生命科学和社会科学领域的研究人员对开放获取表现出更高的接受度，而物理科学与工程领域的研究人员则更为谨慎。
• 调查数据表明，研究人员既重视其研究成果的即时获取，也重视长期保存，这凸显了可持续开放获取基础设施的重要性。