FSD3710 Membership Survey of Learned Societies 2022
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Study title
Membership Survey of Learned Societies 2022
Dataset ID Number
FSD3710
Persistent identifier
urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3710Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
- Late, Elina (Federation of Finnish Learned Societies)
- Pölönen, Janne (Federation of Finnish Learned Societies)
- Pylvänäinen, Elina (Federation of Finnish Learned Societies)
Abstract
The survey studied the members of learned societies and researchers working in Finland. The data were collected by the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies (TSV) with the aim of obtaining information on the members of Finnish and international learned societies.
First, the respondents' membership of Finnish learned societies, their motivations for holding membership (e.g. advancing research, professional development, networking/being a part of community), and the societies' events they had participated in were examined. Those who were not members of Finnish learned societies were asked about their reasons for not joining. Membership of international learned societies and reasons for not joining international learned societies were also surveyed. Additionally, attitudes towards the role of learned societies in Finland and the importance of science for Finnish society were investigated.
The next set of questions focused on scholarly journals. The respondents were asked how often they read articles from scholarly journals and what their preferred format for reading scholarly journals was. The purposes for which the respondents read articles from both national and international peer reviewed journals were charted, and the respondents were also asked about the value placed on peer reviewed journals in their own field as a publishing forum.
Background variables included, the respondent's age (categorised), gender, region of residence (NUTS2), whether the R was a Finnish citizen, educational background, highest education level achieved, field of education, and type of organization worked at.
Keywords
internationalism; learned societies; publishing industry; research and development; scientific research
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 datasetsDistributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.
Data Collector
- Federation of Finnish Learned Societies
Time Period Covered
2022
Collection Dates
2022-02-01 – 2022-03-31
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
Members of learned societies in Finland
Time Method
Cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Non-probability: Availability
The survey was aimed at members of Finnish learned societies and researchers working in Finland. The member societies of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies advertised the survey to their members. In addition, the survey was circulated through various relevant newsletters and social media.
Collection Mode
Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Data File Language
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The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.
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Data Version
1.0
Related Datasets
FSD3595 Learned Societies in Europe 2019
FSD3596 Learned Societies in Finland 2018
Completeness of Data and Restrictions
To prevent identification of respondents, the researcher removed the names of the respondents from the data. Open-ended variables (excluding variable Q32) were also removed to prevent identification of respondents. The data were anonymised at FSD by categorising variable Q1 (age), re-categorising variable Q5 (region of residence) from the NUTS3 level to the NUTS2 level and removing age-related information from open-ended variable Q32. The anonymisation of the open-ended variable Q32 is marked with [brackets].
Variable Q15_6 (researchers of ageing) was removed from the data at FSD because it did not contain any 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 (Federation of Finnish Learned Societies) & Pölönen, Janne (Federation of Finnish Learned Societies) & Pylvänäinen, Elina (Federation of Finnish Learned Societies): Membership Survey of Learned Societies 2022 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2023-05-03). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3710
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