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Oxford, March 2013
Over 14,700 authors respond to Taylor & Francis Open Access Survey!
In response to the seismic shift in the publishing landscape brought on
by Open Access (OA), Taylor & Francis asked our author community for
their views and their behaviour related to Open Access. We received
14,769 responses. This feedback will help publishers understand authors'
needs and inform the development of our policies, both in terms of OA,
and more widely.
"The results of this survey are important, as they represent the views
of a wide sample of authors across the disciplines in relation to Open
Access following announcement of the RCUK and Wellcome mandates after
the publication of the Finch report in the UK" said Dr David Green,
Global Publishing Director at Taylor & Francis.
The survey offers a fascinating insight into current thinking of authors
globally across the whole range of subject areas from science to the
arts. Taylor & Francis would like to thank every author who took the
time to respond to this comprehensive survey.
What are the initial findings?
Authors were asked about licensing, reuse, peer review and metrics:
* 79% of our authors still want traditional rigorous peer review
of their work, all or most of the time when publishing OA.
* 68% of authors are happy for their work to be reused for
non-commercial gain
* It is important to 70% of authors that the general public can
access and read their work.
Given the volume of data, and the variety of responses, this will be
just the first of a series of press releases which will explore the
findings of the Taylor & Francis Open Access Survey in more depth.
For those who want to take a look at the survey for themselves right
now, the basic results and a copy of the questionnaire can be found here
and is available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence:
www.tandf.co.uk/journals/pdf/open-access-survey-march2013.pdf
Follow us on Twitter @TandFOpen (#oasurvey) to receive the latest
commentary on the survey.
Visit our newsroom at: http://www.tandfonline.com/page/press-releases
For more information, please contact:
Victoria Wright, Communications Manager, Taylor & Francis Group Journals
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