The DFG Study of Author Experience of Open Access Dr. Johannes Fournier (Bonn)

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschft(German Research Society)

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I. Survey Design

II. Preliminary Results

1. Trends and Tendencies2. Discipline-Specific Differences3. Awareness, Knowledge, and Usage4. Costs, Fees, and Royalties5. Views and Opinions

III. Possible Roads to Take

Survey Design: Structure of Our Questionnaire(1.023 respondents from 48 research areas)

I. Publication and Reading

II. Open Access: Awareness, Declarations, Journals, Self-Archiving

III. Publication and License Fees

IV. On Spending the DFG‘s publication grants

V. Person, Profession, Institution, Age, Gender

4 Scientific Disciplines and 48 Research Areas

HSS = Humanities and Social SciencesAncient Cultures, History, Fine Arts Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Theatre and Media Studies, Ethnology, Non-European Cultures, Religious Studies, Theology, Philosophy, Education Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences, Economics, Jurisprudence

LS = Life SciencesFoundations of Biology and Medicine, Plant Science, Zoology, Microbiology, Virology and Immunology, Medicine, Neurosciences, Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture and Veterinary Medicine

NS = Natural SciencesMolecular Chemistry, Chemical Solid State Research, Physical Chemistry of Molecules, Liquids and Interfaces, General, Theoretical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Method Development, Chemistry of Biological Systems, Polymer Research, Condensed Matter Physics, Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas, Particles, Nuclei and Fields, Statistical Physics and Nonlinear Dynamics, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Mathematics, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography, Geology and Paleontology, Geophysics and Geodesy, Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Crystallography, Geography, Water Research

ENG = EngineeringProduction Technology, Mechanics and Constructive Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Technical Chemistry, Heat Energy Technology, Thermal Machines and Drives, Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Raw Materials, System Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering and Architecture

Respondent‘s Distribution

5,80%

16,70%

4,40%

21,10%

5,70%

20,20%

5,10%

20,50%

HHS scholarship holders

HHS academics

LS scholarship holders

LS scientists

NS scholarship holders

NS scientists

ENG scholarship holders

ENG scientists

Should the DFG rather be Encouraged in Promoting Open Access?

58,563,569,965,1 41,536,530,134,90

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

HSS LS NS ENG

%

Most Reasonable Places for Depositing Self-Archived Articles

80,254,153,571,3 7856,361,864 81,841,256,176,7 7246,669,477,10

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Author'sHomepage

Institute'sHomepage

University ScriptServer (Library,

ComputingCenter)

Subject-SpecificRepository

%

HSS

LS

NS

ENG

Editorial Experience

4732,322,8 56,320,910,6 59,317,215,3 52,120,417,70

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

(Co-)Editor Editorial Board None

%

HHS

LS

NS

ENG

Open Access Awareness

63,929,1714,585,5 61,933,15,115,984,1 62,331,16,613,576,5 66,830,82,417,182,90

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Yes No Well Know n Not in Detail Unknow n

%

HSS

LS

NS

ENG

Is open access still unknown as means of publication?

How familiar are you with the Berlin declaration?

How many articles did you publish in an open access journal within the last 5 years?

0,547,588,1 0,92,69,287,3 2,94,57,485,2 2,96,64,186,40

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

None up to 10% 11% - 50% over 50%

%

HSS

LS

NS

ENG

Proportion of Self-Archived Articles (Postprints) within the last 5 years

3,57,45,9 4,54,412,3 12,920,420,1 16,22617,60

5

10

15

20

25

30

Journal Articles Articles inConferenceProceedings

Articles inAnthologies

%

HHS

LS

NS

ENG

Self-Archived Articles (Preprints) within the last 5 years

6,312,531,32525 08123248 24,722,115,62611,7 04,317,434,843,50

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

1 - 2 3 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 20 21 and more

%

HSS

LS

NS

ENG

Would you be willing to pay for the publication of a research article in an open access journal?

000,52,424,372,9 0,41,6420,637,935,5 0,40,428,826,761,8 0025,927,764,40

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

No up to 250 € 251 € - 500 € 501 € - 1000 € 1001 € - 2000€

up to 2000 €

%

HSS

LS

NS

ENG

007,492,6 0,420,2 2,976,5 0,8 0,443,255,6 1,2524,774,10

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

No Only forConventionalPublications

Only for OpenAccess

Journals

ForConventionaland for Open

Access Articles

%

HSS

LS

NS

ENG

Did you ever pay fees for the publication of a research article?

Some Criteria in Choosing a Journal for a Publication and Improvement of International Visibility of German Journals

13

2,3

20,9

3,2

4,4

0,4

17,1

6

4,1

0,4

26

14,5

5,1

0,4

28,3

10,7

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Increasing Author'sRoyalties

Author's Royalties

Author's PublicationFees

JournalSubscription Fees

%

ENG

NS

LS

HSS

Some Views on Open Access

82,8

79,9

68,7

27,8

71,3

64,2

54,7

53,2

68,1

66

53,3

39,1

70,8

68,4

61

40,4

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

OA publications are not as frequently citedas other publications

OA publications are seldom taken intobibliographic accounts

Long-term availability cannot beguaranteed for open access publications

The quality of open access publications isnot as safeguarded as for conventional

publications

%

ENG

NS

LS

HSS

Thank you very much for your attention!

Further Information at: www.dfg.de

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Dr. Johannes Fournierjohannes.fournier@dfg.de