Open Research Practice Questionnaire Report 2020; University of Surrey

Farran, Emily K.; Jerrom, L; Hamilton, Allen; Daoutis, Christine

doi:10.31234/osf.io/5nv4s

2020

DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/5nv4s

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Open Research Practice Questionnaire Report 2020; University of Surrey

Emily K. Farran¹,

L Jerrom²,

Allen Hamilton³

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Abstract: The inaugural University of Surrey Questionnaire on Open Research Practices ran from February to May 2020. The aim of the questionnaire was to assess knowledge and adoption of open research practices across the University of Surrey at all career levels, personal experiences of their use and their perceived importance for ensuring the efficiency, reliability and reproducibility of research. This report provides an executive summary of the findings, recommended actions, and summary figures and text of responses … Show more

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Perspectives on Open Science and Scholarly Publishing: a Survey Study Focusing on Early Career Researchers in Europe

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Background: The value of Open Science (OS) for the academic community and society has been becoming more evident recently, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, significant challenges regarding its implementation arise that are likely to affect researchers, especially those in early career stages. Hence, monitoring early-career researchers’ views, knowledge, and skills on OS and related policies, is crucial for its advancement. The main aim of this exploratory study was to gain new perspectives regarding the awareness of and attitudes towards OS and related practices having in consideration geographical, economic and research career variables. Methods: The survey was conducted during May-August 2020 as part of a collaboration between Eurodoc and the Open Research Europe project. The data from the survey were analyzed by European region, Gross domestic product, Gross domestic expenditure on research and development as a percentage of gross domestic product, field of study, and career stage. Results: The awareness and positive attitude regarding OS, specifically among early-career researchers, is high in Europe. However, there are significant career stage group differences in views and knowledge about OS. Generally, awareness and positive attitude tend to increase with increasing career seniority. Regarding European regions, we spotted three main groups sharing similar awareness levels and attitudes: researchers in Western Europe - the most informed group towards OS; researchers in northern, central, and southern Europe - a moderately informed group with some minor differences; and researchers in eastern Europe - the least informed group, whose opinions deviate the most. Conclusions: We found that there is an “evolution of needs and focus” regarding scientific publishing: researchers in most European regions are in different stages of transition from the competitive to collaborative levels, while researchers in eastern Europe are largely beginning their transition to the competitive level.

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