Work

Open Access Journals and Academics' Behavior

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The rising star of scholarly publishing is Open Access (OA). Even some traditional journals now offer this option on author payment, and many full freely accessible journals are now available to scholars, providing relief to research institutions increasingly unable to afford the escalating subscription rates of serials. However, proper recognition of full OA journals by the community remains a major obstacle to overcome if they are to become a viable alternative for scholarly communication. Through a survey, this work investigates economics scholars' attitudes to OA, and attempts to outline the state of practices and norms governing individuals' publication choices.(JELL17, L86, O33)

Source: Economic Inquiry

DOI: 10.1111/ecin.12131

Authors: MATTEO MIGHELI, GIOVANNI B. RAMELLO

Institutions: Collegio Carlo Alberto, University of Turin, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”

Language: English

Topic: Publishing and Scholarly Communication

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2089877032

FWCI: 25.92

Cites: 30

Cited by: 35

Related to: 10