Open AccessReport from the Participation in the Current System Workgroup
Author(s) -
Nancy Davenport,
Barbara DeFelice,
Gary Evoniuk,
Pollyanne Frantz,
Julie Hannaford,
Jeffrey K. MacKie-Mason,
Jane Dammen McAuliffe,
Jennifer Pesanelli,
Paul Royster,
Crispin B. Taylor,
Michael L. Wolfe
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
open scholarship initiative proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2473-6236
DOI - 10.13021/g8z883
Subject(s) - workgroup , incentive , publishing , public relations , perception , current (fluid) , political science , business , psychology , computer science , economics , engineering , law , electrical engineering , microeconomics , computer network , neuroscience
Do researchers and scientists participate in the current system of scholarly publishing because they like it, they need it, they don’t have a choice in the matter, or they don’t really care one way or another? What perceptions, considerations and incentives do academicians have for staying the course (like impact factors and tenure points), and what are their pressures and incentives for changing direction (like lowering publishing charges)?