Funding Sources for Open Access Article Processing Charges in the Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities in the United States
| Autor: | Melissa H. Cantrell, Juleah Swanson |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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article processing charges
media_common.quotation_subject Humanities in the United States arts Library and Information Sciences 050905 science studies The arts apc lcsh:Communication. Mass media Open access publishing Political science Media Technology Business and International Management Social science funding sources media_common open access business.industry Communication 05 social sciences lcsh:Information resources (General) Payment lcsh:P87-96 Computer Science Applications humanities Outreach Publishing 0509 other social sciences 050904 information & library sciences business Discipline social sciences Open access journal lcsh:ZA3040-5185 |
| Zdroj: | Publications, Vol 8, Iss 1, p 12 (2020) Publications Volume 8 Issue 1 |
| ISSN: | 2304-6775 |
| Popis: | Article processing charges (APCs) are one method of many to ensure open access to research literature, but studies that explore the funding sources for such payments, especially as related to open access publications in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, have been limited. This study seeks to understand the range of funding sources that are available and used by faculties in these disciplines to pay for APCs associated with publishing in open access journals, as well as attitudes towards and awareness of available institutional funds that may inflect future engagement with open access publishing. The authors distributed a survey to faculty who had an open access journal article published in 2017 from three doctoral granting, high research activity universities in the United States. Twenty-two scholars participated in the final survey, ten of whom indicated that they paid an APC for their publication. While the results cannot make generalizations about funding sources, they do suggest that both the prevalence of APCs as well as attitudes about open access engagement may be influenced by disciplinary self-identification. This research contributes to discussions around the future of open access funding models as well as to disciplinary outreach regarding APC funding for journal publications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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