Authors: Schroter, Sara; Tite, Leanne; Kassem, Ahmed

Source: Learned Publishing, Volume 19, Number 4, October 2006 , pp. 291-297(7)

Publisher: Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers

Abstract:

The author-pays model (open access publishing funded through author charges) is dependent on authors having access to financial support at the time their research papers are accepted. We conducted an author survey to determine the availability of external funding for publication charges at different points in the research process. Of the 377/524 (72%) who responded, 62% (233/377) received external funding to support their study, but with notable differences between journals. Only 25% (95/377) could withdraw funds from a grant at the time of paper acceptance. The grant was closed at this time for almost half (105/233, 45%) of those who were externally funded. Non-externally funded research was largely supported through departmental resources (56%, 80/144) or carrying out research in own time (63%, 91/144). To conclude, a large proportion of published research is not externally funded, and many funded researchers do not have access to financial support at the time their paper is accepted for publication.

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Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1087/095315106778690689

Publication date: 2006-10-01

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