Going Open Access: The Attitudes and Actions of Scientific Journal Editors in China

IF 4.6 Q1 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Publications Pub Date : 2023-12-22 DOI:10.3390/publications12010001

Wenqi Fu, Jie Xu, Qing Fang, Jingjia Ding, Hanqing Ma

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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the attitudes and actions of scientific journal editors in China towards open access. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 Chinese editors from various scientific journals during September and October of 2022. The results indicate that the editors generally possess knowledge of open access and have implemented an appropriate open access model for their respective journals. However, the Chinese-language journal editors expressed a lack of motivation to adopt open access, unless there is a reform in the mechanism of academic publishing or a policy is imposed. On the other hand, the English-language journal editors acknowledged that they have no other choice but to adopt open access. This study helps us learn about Chinese editors’ understanding and attitudes towards open access, the current status of open access in China’s scientific journals, and the mechanisms of academic publishing in China.

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走向开放获取：中国科技期刊编辑的态度与行动

本研究旨在调查中国科技期刊编辑对开放存取的态度和行动。在2022年9月至10月期间，我们对17位来自不同科技期刊的中国编辑进行了半结构式访谈。结果显示，编辑们普遍对开放存取有所了解，并在各自的期刊上实施了适当的开放存取模式。不过，中文期刊编辑表示，除非学术出版机制改革或政策强制，否则他们缺乏采用开放存取的动力。另一方面，英文期刊编辑则承认，他们除了采用开放存取外别无选择。本研究有助于我们了解中国编辑对开放获取的理解和态度、中国科技期刊开放获取的现状以及中国学术出版的机制。

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来源期刊

Publications Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences

CiteScore

6.50

自引率

1.90%

发文量

审稿时长

11 weeks

期刊介绍： The scope of Publications includes: Theory and practice of scholarly communication Digitisation and innovations in scholarly publishing technologies Metadata, infrastructure, and linking the scholarly record Publishing policies and editorial/peer-review workflows Financial models for scholarly publishing Copyright, licensing and legal issues in publishing Research integrity and publication ethics Issues and best practices in the publication of non-traditional research outputs (e.g., data, software/code, protocols, data management plans, grant proposals, etc.) Issues in the transition to open access and open science Inclusion and participation of traditionally excluded actors Language issues in publication processes and products Traditional and alternative models of peer review Traditional and alternative means of assessment and evaluation of research and its impact, including bibliometrics and scientometrics The place of research libraries, scholarly societies, funders and others in scholarly communication.