Study title

Disciplinary Differences in Publishing Practices 2007: Professor Interviews

Dataset ID Number

FSD2784

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2784
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2784

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Puuska, Hanna-Mari (University of Tampere. Research Centre for Knowledge, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies TaSTI)
• Miettinen, Marita (University of Tampere. Research Centre for Knowledge, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies TaSTI)
• Himanen, Laura (University of Tampere. Research Centre for Knowledge, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies TaSTI)

Abstract

The data comprise 44 interviews of professors from different disciplines in nine universities located in Southern and Central Finland. Five of these universities were multidisciplinary, two were universities of technology and two were business schools. For the most part, two professors from each discipline in different universities were interviewed.

The aim of the interviews was to chart publishing practices in different disciplines and the factors affecting these practices. The interviewees were requested to tell about the features of and working practices in their discipline. Further questions were asked about the interviewees' research career, the most significant forms of publishing in the discipline, co-publishing, and the factors affecting the quality of publications. The interviewees discussed the changes in the publishing practices in their discipline and estimated the amount of work required in different forms of publishing.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

educational publications; publishing industry; research work; research workers; scientific cooperation; scientific research; textbooks

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Puuska, Hanna-Mari (University of Tampere. Research Centre for Knowledge, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies)
• Miettinen, Marita (University of Tampere. Research Centre for Knowledge, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies)
• Himanen, Laura (University of Tampere. Research Centre for Knowledge, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies)

Collection Dates

2007-04 – 2007-10

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Event/Process/Activity

Organization/Institution

Individual

Universe

Professors from different disciplines

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Efforts were made to interview representatives from various fields. Gender and research experience were also considered when the interviewees were being selected.

Collection Mode

Interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

44 interviews as individual RTF files. In addition, HTML files based on the RTF files.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data were anonymised before they were deposited for archiving.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Puuska, Hanna-Mari (University of Tampere) & Miettinen, Marita (University of Tampere) & Himanen, Laura (University of Tampere): Disciplinary Differences in Publishing Practices 2007: Professor Interviews [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2012-10-15). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2784; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2784

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Puuska, Hanna-Mari & Miettinen, Marita (2008). Julkaisukäytännöt eri tieteenaloilla. Opetusministeriön julkaisuja 2008:33. Yliopistopaino, Helsinki.