Publication cultures and the citation impact of open access

Eger, Thomas; Mertens, Armin; Scheufen, Marc

doi:10.1002/mde.3429

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“…Citations, in turn, are a function of journal reputation (so there is a clear endogeneity issue), but also of other factors. In particular, several studies have found that OA positively affects citations in various ways even though the findings are not unambiguous (see, e.g., Antelman, 2004; Atchison & Bull, 2015; Eger et al, 2021; Eysenbach, 2006; McCabe & Snyder, 2014, 2015,2021; Mueller‐Langer & Watt, 2010). For the authors, publications outlets are substitutes to some degree.…”

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The impact of the German 'DEAL' on competition in the academic publishing market

2021

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In 2019 and 2020, German research institutions and publishers Wiley and Springer Nature closed the so-called DEAL agreements to facilitate open access publishing for researchers with German affiliation. These researchers do not have to pay for publishing their articles open access in Wiley and Springer Nature journals, as libraries cover these fees collectively. We use all publications in chemistry from 2016 to 2020 to estimate the impact of the DEAL on eligible scientists' journal choice applying a difference-in-differences framework. Even in the short treatment period, publication patterns have changed. Eligible researchers have increased their publications in DEAL journals at the cost of other journals. Two competition concerns emerge: Authors may prefer to publish in DEAL journals, thereby creating a competitive advantage in attracting good papers. Libraries may be left with fewer funds and incentives to subscribe to or to fund open access in non-DEAL journals. As academic journals are twosided platforms, these effects may further spur concentration.

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Section: The Academic Publishing Marketmentioning

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The impact of the German 'DEAL' on competition in the academic publishing market

2021

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“…Understanding the barriers faced by authors in the publication process is essential. There have been a number of surveys examining open science broadly [ [29] , [30] , [31] , [32] , [33] ], open access publishing [ [34] , [35] , [36] ], data sharing [ [37] , [38] , [39] , [40] ], open peer review [ 41 ], open source [ 42 ], and the role of open science in research assessment [ 43 , 44 ]. These studies point to the methodological feasibility of a survey on open science and the likelihood of a satisfactory response rate.…”

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Assessing the publishing priorities and preferences among STEM researchers at a large R1 institution

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Tranfield

2023

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“…Of their research products, understanding the barriers faced by authors in the publication process is essential. There have been a number of surveys examining open science broadly (Abele-Brehm et al, 2019;Lacey et al, 2020;Pardo Martínez & Poveda, 2018;Toribio-Flórez et al, 2021;Zečević et al, 2020), open access publishing (Boukacem-Zeghmouri et al, 2018;Eger et al, 2021;Schöpfel, 2016), data sharing (Houtkoop et al, 2018;Tannenbaum et al, 2018;Tenopir et al, 2018Tenopir et al, , 2020, open peer review (Besançon et al, 2021), open source (Geiger, 2017), and the role of open science in research assessment (Rice et al, 2020;Saenen et al, 2019). These studies point to the methodological feasibility of a survey on open science and the likelihood of a satisfactory response rate.…”

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Assessing the publishing priorities and preferences among STEM researchers at a large R1 institution

Ali

Burton

Tranfield³

2022

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The cost of academic publishing has increased substantially despite the ease with which information can be shared on the web. Open Access publishing is a key mechanism for amplifying research access, inclusivity, and impact. Despite this, shifting to a free-to-read publishing environment requires navigating complex barriers that vary by career status and publishing expectations. In this article, we investigate the motivations and preferences of researchers situated within our large research institution as a case study for publishing attitudes at similar institutions. We surveyed the publishing priorities and preferences of researchers at various career stages in STEM fields as they relate to openness, data practices, and assessment of research impact. Our results indicate that publishing preferences, data management experience and research impact assessment vary by career status and departmental approaches to promotion. We find that open access publishing is widely appreciated regardless of career status, but financial limitations and publishing expectations were common barriers to publishing in Open Access journals. We also observe training gaps in data management and research impact assessment among early career researchers. Our findings shed light on publishing attitudes and preferences among researchers at a major R1 research institution.

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Publication cultures and the citation impact of open access

Cited by 7 publications

References 30 publications

The impact of the German 'DEAL' on competition in the academic publishing market

The impact of the German 'DEAL' on competition in the academic publishing market

Assessing the publishing priorities and preferences among STEM researchers at a large R1 institution

Assessing the publishing priorities and preferences among STEM researchers at a large R1 institution

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