Scholarly communication in the digital environment: what do authors want?

Authors: Rowlands, Ian; Nicholas, Dave; Huntington, Paul

Source: Learned Publishing, Volume 17, Number 4, October 2004 , pp. 261-273(13)

Publisher: Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers

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Abstract:

This article reports on a large-scale international survey of authors' perception and experience of the journals system conducted by ciber in association with National Opinion Polls (NOP). It explores the factors that inform authors' decisions where to publish and, in particular, which groups of readers they perceive to be most important. It probes readership behaviour and the values that underlie authors' attitudes towards copyright and emerging business models, notably open access. It is concluded that many aspects of author behaviour are highly conservative and that a significant shift towards open access is, in the short to medium term, highly unlikely.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1087/0953151042321680

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