Academicians’ awareness, attitude, and use of open access during the COVID-19 pandemic

Turgut, Yiğit Emrah; Aslan, Alper; Denizalp, Nuran Varlı

doi:10.1177/09610006211016509

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confidence: 94%

“…The results reported that a majority of the students use OA resources for academic purposes, which signify positive attitude of the students toward OA platforms. These results are consistent with the findings of some previous studies (Dulle and Minishi-Majanja, 2009;Prince and Saravanan, 2015;Sheikh, 2019;Turgut et al, 2021). Zhang and Li (2015) reported that a majority of the respondents were unaware of the process of depositing articles in institutional repositories, which was a major hurdle for student not to self-archive.…”

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Awareness, use and attitudes of the Indian higher educational institutions students about scholarly open access: an empirical analysis

Palla

Sheikh

Baquee

2022

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PurposeOpen access is a new scholarly publishing model that has appeared in place of the commercial publishing model. The aim of this study was to investigate the level of awareness, use and attitudes of the Indian students in higher educational institutions about scholarly open access.Design/methodology/approachSurvey method was used in the study. The sample population of the study was 212 Indian students belonging to different higher educational institutions in India.FindingsThe results of the study reveal a gloomy picture about the open access (OA) awareness and use among Indian students. Unfamiliarity with the OA journals and high publication fee were the main obstacles for the students not to publish in OA journals. However, a majority of the students reported their willingness to publish in OA journals in future if the obstacles are removed. A very meager ratio of the respondents had published in OA journals so far. In addition, motivational factors for publishing in OA journals were also taken into consideration, and respondent's indicated winning research grants, great impact and higher citations as main factors to publish in OA journals.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is geographically limited to the students of the higher educational institutions located in India.Practical implicationsThis study will help to understand the involvement and behavior of the Indian students toward scholarly open access. The study will also guide what measures need to be taken in the take up of open access movement.Originality/valueInstitutional repositories appeared to be relatively a novel term for the respondents, and in order to get the citation advantages and higher visibility, librarians can make an effort to persuade students to publish their research work in open access journals and institutional/subject repositories. The study recommends that institutions need to take appropriate measures to inform students about the importance and overall benefits associated with using of OA platforms in their scholarly work.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 94%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Awareness, use and attitudes of the Indian higher educational institutions students about scholarly open access: an empirical analysis

Palla

Sheikh

Baquee

2022

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“…There are also some surprising results of surveys, such as that researchers in the arts and human sciences would be more positive towards OS (Ostaszewski, 2014). Overall, awareness of OA increased during the pandemic (Turgut et al, 2021).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 96%

Perception of Open Science in the Scientific Community of the Republic of Moldova

Țurcan

Cuciureanu

Cujba

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Open Science becomes the basic concept in organizing and conducting the research and development process. The opening of the process of research and communication of science is supported and promoted both at the international level and at the national level in many countries through science policies and actions. At present, no Open Science policy is approved at the national level in the Republic of Moldova, but there are actions, undertaken by various organizations or within some projects, that promote this concept. And recently, the national authority in the field of science policy has been concerned about the promotion of Open Science principles in the country. Policy development and implementation of Open Science principles is difficult without involving all stakeholders and without knowledge of the current situation, both in terms of technical and legislative issues, and especially in terms of awareness of the need and willingness of people to contribute to this process. In this context, we set out to carry out this study, taking into account the insufficient level of debates and analyzes on Open Science subject carried out in the Republic of Moldova. Its purpose is to determine the attitude, the level of awareness and involvement in issues related to Open Science and its elements in the Republic of Moldova, which will serve to develop Open Science policies and instruments at national and institutional levels.

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“…Awareness of OA among researchers has increased over the years (Rodriguez, 2014; Turgut et al. , 2021).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although researchers' engagement with OA has increased substantially in the previous five to ten years, their perceptions of OA have remained consistent because they perceive OA publication to be of lower quality, less prestigious, and less credible (O'Hanlon et al. , 2020; Rodriguez, 2014; Turgut et al. , 2021; Yang et al.…”

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confidence: 99%

Factors influencing the adoption and use of open access scholarly communication among researchers in India

Nazim

Ashar²

2022

OIR

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PurposeThe present study aims to examine the use of open access (OA) scholarly communication in India and investigate the factors affecting the adoption and use of OA scholarly communication among researchers.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted a quantitative research approach using a survey method. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) of Web of Science database was selected as a source for identifying potential researchers and researchers' contact details. A web-based questionnaire was designed using Google Forms, and a link to the questionnaire was sent by email to 4,237 researchers belonging to Science and Technology. Unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) is the primary basis for formulating the present study's conceptual model. Hierarchical multiple regression (HMR) was applied for identifying the factors that influence the adoption and use of OA scholarly communication.FindingsThe study found that researchers have limited knowledge of different OA concepts, initiatives and resources, resulting in a deficient level of participation in OA publishing. The HMR analysis authenticates that attitude, facilitating conditions, Internet usage self-efficacy, article processing charge (APC) and researchers' working experience significantly influence the adoption and use of OA scholarly communication. Based on the findings, the study proposed a validated model to investigate the adoption and use of OA scholarly communication in different institutions, research disciplines and developing countries with similar conditions.Practical implicationsThe findings have several practical and policy implications for improving OA publishing in India, formulating OA policies and providing directions for further research.Originality/valueThis is the first study focusing on adopting and using OA scholarly communication in India. Findings may be helpful in planning and implementing OA initiatives. The influencing factors and the relative importance identified in the present study offered empirical evidence to demonstrate the researchers' attitudes and perceptions for adopting and using OA scholarly communication.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-05-2021-0265.

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Academicians’ awareness, attitude, and use of open access during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 13 publications

References 31 publications

Awareness, use and attitudes of the Indian higher educational institutions students about scholarly open access: an empirical analysis

Awareness, use and attitudes of the Indian higher educational institutions students about scholarly open access: an empirical analysis

Perception of Open Science in the Scientific Community of the Republic of Moldova

Factors influencing the adoption and use of open access scholarly communication among researchers in India

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