[Irtalk] Report: Open Access to Journal Articles Gaining Acceptance from Researchers -- Campus Technology

[Hilton Gibson]

Compared to last year, the survey found that attitudes toward open access
are becoming increasingly positive. In particular,* the number of
respondents who strongly agree that "open access offers wider circulation
than publication in a subscription journal" increased from 38 percent to 49
percent*; the number who strongly agree that "open access offers higher
visibility than publication in a subscription journal" increased from 27
percent to 35 percent; and the number who strongly disagree that "there are
no fundamental benefits to open access publication" increased from 30
percent to 39 percent.

A free PDF of the complete report, "Taylor & Francis Open Access Survey,
June 2014," can be found on the Taylor & Francis Online site
<http://www.tandfonline.com/page/openaccess/opensurvey/2014>.

http://campustechnology.com/articles/2014/07/07/report-open-access-to-journal-articles-gaining-acceptance-from-researchers.aspx
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