Why Open Access: Economics and Business Researchers’ Perspectives

Carmen López-Vergara, Pilar Flores Asenjo and Alfonso Rosa-García
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Carmen López-Vergara: Departamento Ciencias Sociales, Jurídicas y de la Empresa, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Av. De los Jerónimos, 135, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Pilar Flores Asenjo: Departamento Ciencias Sociales, Jurídicas y de la Empresa, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Av. De los Jerónimos, 135, 30107 Murcia, Spain

Publications, 2021, vol. 9, issue 3, 1-17

Abstract: Public research policies have been promoting open-access publication in recent years as an adequate model for the dissemination of scientific knowledge. However, depending on the disciplines, its use is very diverse. This study explores the determinants of open-access publication among academic researchers of economics and business, as well as their assessment of different economic measures focused on publication stimulus. To do so, a survey of Spanish business and economics researchers was conducted. They reported an average of 19% of their publications in open-access journals, hybrids or fully Gold Route open access. Almost 80% of the researchers foresee a future increase in the volume of open-access publications. When determining where to publish their research results, the main criterion for the selection of a scientific journal is the impact factor. Regarding open access, the most valued aspect is the visibility and dissemination it provides. Although the cost of publication is not the most relevant criterion in the choice of a journal, three out of four researchers consider that a reduction in fees and an increase in funding are measures that would boost the open-access model.

Keywords: scholarly journal publishing; subscription model; open access model; Gold Route; economics and business; author’s perspective (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A2 D83 L82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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