Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of one of the most important
and controversial areas of scholarly communication: Open Access publishing and …

The viability of gold open access publishing models into the future will depend, in part, on
the attitudes of authors toward open access (OA). In a survey of academics at four major …

In this article we examine what motivations influence academic authors in selecting a journal
in which to publish. A survey was sent to approximately 15,000 faculty, graduate students …

This study explores early career researchers (ECRs) appreciation and utilisation of open
access (OA) publishing. The evidence reported here results from a questionnaire-based …

Methods This study employed a mixed methods approach. Data on publications authored by
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center fellows between 2013 and 2018 were collected via …

INTRODUCTION Faculty contribution to the institutional repository is a major limiting factor in
the successful provision of open access to scholarship, and thus to the advancement of …

The aim of the present study is to report the results of a meta-synthesis of the empirical
literature on scholars' attitudes towards Open Access (OA) journals. A total of 15 articles …

Objective This study sought to investigate the faculty's awareness, attitudes and use of open
access, and the role of information professionals in supporting open access (OA) scholarly …

Higher education institutions (HEIs) have an instrumental role in the move towards Open
Access (OA) by shaping the national strategies, policies, and agendas. This study sets out to …

Open-access (OA) scholarly publishing has grown steadily in academia for the past few
decades as an alternative to traditional, subscription-based journal publishing. This …