Study title

Åbo Akademi University's Humanities Researchers and Open Access Publishing 2020

Dataset ID Number

FSD3566

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3566

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Fredriksson, Malin (Åbo Akademi University. Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology)

Abstract

The study surveyed researchers in the Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology at Åbo Akademi University on their views on and experiences of open access publishing. Main topics of the survey included the respondents' awareness and knowledge of open access publishing, their own publication activities, institutional support for open access publishing, and the future of open access publishing.

The respondents' awareness and knowledge of open access publishing were charted with a series of statements (e.g. I feel confident that I could explain open access to a colleague if asked, I am aware of the ÅAU open science policy, Publicly funded research should be made available to the public without barriers, There are no benefits to open access publishing). Additionally, the respondents' publication activities were examined by asking them whether they had published in a gold open access publication, a hybrid journal, or a research repository in the past two years. The perceived importance of different publication types for publishing research was also investigated, along with factors (e.g. speed of publication, impact factor, the publication is open access) that were relevant to the respondents when selecting which publication to publish in.

On the topic of institutional support for open access publishing, the respondents were asked whether they had participated in courses or other education in open access issues offered by Åbo Akademi University library during the past year. The respondents also rated their agreement with statements regarding the institutional support provided by Åbo Akademi University (e.g. My research environment and colleagues at ÅAU are positive about open access, The ÅAU open science policy is right to demand that the research at ÅAU should be made available open access).

Next, respondents were asked about their views on the changes they expected to see in scholarly publishing over the next ten years (e.g. Most research will be published open access, Impact factors will continue to be the primary metric in assessing the value of journals). Additionally, the respondents were asked to rank factors that would make their research more openly available and factors that would keep them from publishing open access according to their importance.

Background variables included, among others, the respondent's age, gender, and position at Åbo Akademi University.

Keywords

Creative Commons licences; bibliometrics; humanities and arts education; open access; open data; open science; peer review (science publishing); research; research work; research workers; science publishing; scientific journals

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Information society (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

• Fredriksson, Malin (Åbo Akademi University. Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology)

Time Period Covered

2020

Collection Dates

2020-04-07 – 2020-04-29

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology researchers at Åbo Akademi University (doctoral students, researchers)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The survey was sent to humanities researchers via Åbo Akademi's mailing lists. The survey was also advertised on the Åbo Akademi staff newsletter, Yammer and Facebook. A total of 71 responses were received, 12 of which were not included in the dataset due to incompleteness. An email about the survey was sent to researchers for the first time on 7 April 2020, after which three reminder emails were sent.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

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

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Number of Cases and Variables

72 variables and 59 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, the researcher removed responses to open-ended variables (questions 21, 22 and 23 on the questionnaire form) and information about the respondent's specific field of research within the Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology (questions 17, 18, 19, 20 on the questionnaire form) from the data delivered to FSD.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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

Fredriksson, Malin (Åbo Akademi University): Åbo Akademi University's Humanities Researchers and Open Access Publishing 2020 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2022-11-01). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3566

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

Fredriksson, Malin (2020). The transition towards open access publishing in humanities : A case study of researchers' publishing patterns, views on and experiences of OA publishing at a Finnish university. Turku: Åbo Akademi. Informaatiotieteen pro gradu -tutkielma.