Imperial College London Submission to the RCUK Review on Open Access

Reimer, TF

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“…However, this additional work is not reflected in workloads in terms of an increase in the number of hours per year given for research (which in 'full capacity' workloads would require other tasks to be removed), or in changes to performance expectations of an explicit decrease in the number of publications expected per year. Complying with an open access requirement may only take about 30 minutes (Reimer, 2014), but conducting other open research practices (such as sharing materials, data, code, or preregistrations) would confer a much more significant time burden if expected or mandated in the same way. In the next section I provide several examples of how open research practices may lead to a significant increased time burden.…”

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The Invisible Workload of Open Research

Hostler

2023

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It is acknowledged that conducting open research requires additional time and effort compared to conducting ‘closed’ research. However, this additional work is often discussed only in abstract terms, a discourse which ignores the practicalities of how researchers are expected to find the time to engage with these practices in the context of their broader role as multifaceted academics. In the context of a sector that is blighted by stress, burnout, untenable workloads, and hyper-competitive pressures to produce, there is a clear danger that additional expectations to engage in open practices add to the workload burden and increase pressure on academics even further. In this article, the theories of academic capitalism and workload creep are used to explore how workload models currently exploit researchers by mismeasuring academic labour. The specific increase in workload resulting from open practices and associated administration is then outlined, including via the cumulative effects of administrative burden. It is argued that there is a high chance that without intervention, increased expectations to engage in open research practices may lead to unacceptable increases in demands on academics. Finally, the individual and systematic responsibilities to mitigate this are discussed.

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Section: Workload Creepmentioning

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The Invisible Workload of Open Research

Hostler

2023

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Imperial College London Submission to the RCUK Review on Open Access

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