Study title

Learned Societies in Finland 2018

Dataset ID Number

FSD3596

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3596

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Late, Elina (Tampere University)
• Korkeamäki, Laura (Tampere University)
• Pölönen, Janne (Federation of Finnish Learned Societies)
• Syrjämäki, Sami (Federation of Finnish Learned Societies)
• Ryynänen-Karjalainen, Lea (Federation of Finnish Learned Societies)

Abstract

The survey charted the activities of learned societies in Finland. The data were collected as part of a joint project by the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies and Tampere University, which aimed to investigate the activities of learned societies and make them more widely known.

First, some background information was collected on the learned societies. The respondents were asked which field of science the society represented, in which area of Finland the society operated, whether the society operated internationally, what the primary aim of the society was, and why the society was a member of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies. Next, the survey charted the society's finances, such as the annual budget, changes in the budget in the past five years, and the most important sources of income for the society. The organisation and staff of the society were surveyed with questions on, for example, how the society was organised (e.g. departments or working groups), whether the society had salaried employees, and how large a share of the society's tasks were carried out without a salary or compensation. The respondents were also asked about the society's membership composition (e.g. individuals, organisations, or both), membership fee, member benefits, and recruitment of new members.

The publishing activity of the society was examined next with questions on how many peer-reviewed and other journals, book series, and monographs the society had published in 2018. The languages of the publications were also charted, and the respondents were asked if there had been any changes in the society's publishing activity in the past five years. The society's seminar and conference activity as well as research activity were surveyed with questions focusing on the number of organised seminars and conferences and the types of research activities the society engaged in. Finally, the respondents were asked about the society's social influence and science communication, the promotion of open science by the society, collaborations with other organisations, and the future of the society.

No background information was collected on the respondents.

Keywords

cooperation; publishing industry; research and development; research finance; scientific research; social influence

Topic Classification

• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Engineering and technology (Fields of Science Classification)
• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Agriculture and forestry (Fields of Science 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

• Late, Elina (Tampere University)

Funders

• Federation of Finnish Learned Societies
• Tampere University

Time Period Covered

2014 – 2018

Collection Dates

2019-02-25 – 2019-03-19

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Organization/Institution

Universe

Learned societies in Finland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The questionnaire was sent to all member societies of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies.

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: Finnish.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD3595 Learned Societies in Europe 2019

FSD3710 Membership Survey of Learned Societies 2022

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of individuals, the researcher removed a variable related to question 1 (society's name) from the data. According to the researcher's anonymisation plan, all open-ended variables were removed from the data and variables k8 (society's annual budget) and k13 (number of FTEs) were top-coded at FSD.

Variables k2_9 (Society's field of science: can't say), k5_5 (What are the three most important tasks of the society? Can't say) and k10_12 (What are the society's three (3) most important sources of income? Can't say) were removed from the data at FSD because they had no responses.

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

Late, Elina (Tampere University) & Korkeamäki, Laura (Tampere University) & Pölönen, Janne (Federation of Finnish Learned Societies) & Syrjämäki, Sami (Federation of Finnish Learned Societies) & Ryynänen-Karjalainen, Lea (Federation of Finnish Learned Societies): Learned Societies in Finland 2018 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2023-02-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3596

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

Korkeamäki, L., Late, E., Pölönen, J., Ryynänen-Karjalainen, L., & Syrjämäki, S. (2019). Learned societies in Finland 2018. Web publications of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies 8.

Korkeamäki, L., Late, E., Pölönen, J., Ryynänen-Karjalainen, L., & Syrjämäki, S. (2019). Tieteelliset seurat Suomessa 2018. Tieteellisten seurain valtuuskunnan verkkojulkaisuja 7.