Journal flipping to Open Access: The Perception of Spanish Journal Managers

There is a growing interest in determining the factors that influence a journal’s flipping to Open Access (OA). Using semi-structured interviews combined with bibliometric indicators, this paper uncovers the perception of Spanish managers related to OA and the decision to flip. The key research ques...

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Autores: Bautista Puig, Nuria, López Illescas, María Del Carmen, Moed, Henk
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/99586
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/99586
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Open access
OA flipping
Drivers for open access
Barriers for open access
Ciencias Sociales
63 Sociología
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spelling Journal flipping to Open Access: The Perception of Spanish Journal ManagersBautista Puig, NuriaLópez Illescas, María Del CarmenMoed, HenkOpen accessOA flippingDrivers for open accessBarriers for open accessCiencias Sociales63 SociologíaThere is a growing interest in determining the factors that influence a journal’s flipping to Open Access (OA). Using semi-structured interviews combined with bibliometric indicators, this paper uncovers the perception of Spanish managers related to OA and the decision to flip. The key research questions are twofold: How well do bibliometric measures reflect the changes in the status of the journal? How do journal managers perceive the flipping process? In order to answer these, twelve semistructured interviews were conducted with journal managers of Spanish Journals. The findings suggest the great majority of managers are aware of the indicators, but only two considered they reflect their reality. The results indicate as the main motivations to flip to OA: being imposed by the host institution, economic reasons, and increase visibility and internationalization. An increase in the number of submissions, visibility, or internationalization since the transition is perceived as a benefit while the loss of interchanges with other institutions is seen as the major drawback. Although flipping to OA is perceived by the managers to have many advantages, it raises some challenges too, especially the need for funding, lack of resources capacity for technical support, and the creation of alliances.SpringerUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20212021-01-0120212021-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/99586reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/995862026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Journal flipping to Open Access: The Perception of Spanish Journal Managers
title Journal flipping to Open Access: The Perception of Spanish Journal Managers
spellingShingle Journal flipping to Open Access: The Perception of Spanish Journal Managers
Bautista Puig, Nuria
Open access
OA flipping
Drivers for open access
Barriers for open access
Ciencias Sociales
63 Sociología
title_short Journal flipping to Open Access: The Perception of Spanish Journal Managers
title_full Journal flipping to Open Access: The Perception of Spanish Journal Managers
title_fullStr Journal flipping to Open Access: The Perception of Spanish Journal Managers
title_full_unstemmed Journal flipping to Open Access: The Perception of Spanish Journal Managers
title_sort Journal flipping to Open Access: The Perception of Spanish Journal Managers
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bautista Puig, Nuria
López Illescas, María Del Carmen
Moed, Henk
author Bautista Puig, Nuria
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López Illescas, María Del Carmen
Moed, Henk
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Moed, Henk
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Open access
OA flipping
Drivers for open access
Barriers for open access
Ciencias Sociales
63 Sociología
topic Open access
OA flipping
Drivers for open access
Barriers for open access
Ciencias Sociales
63 Sociología
description There is a growing interest in determining the factors that influence a journal’s flipping to Open Access (OA). Using semi-structured interviews combined with bibliometric indicators, this paper uncovers the perception of Spanish managers related to OA and the decision to flip. The key research questions are twofold: How well do bibliometric measures reflect the changes in the status of the journal? How do journal managers perceive the flipping process? In order to answer these, twelve semistructured interviews were conducted with journal managers of Spanish Journals. The findings suggest the great majority of managers are aware of the indicators, but only two considered they reflect their reality. The results indicate as the main motivations to flip to OA: being imposed by the host institution, economic reasons, and increase visibility and internationalization. An increase in the number of submissions, visibility, or internationalization since the transition is perceived as a benefit while the loss of interchanges with other institutions is seen as the major drawback. Although flipping to OA is perceived by the managers to have many advantages, it raises some challenges too, especially the need for funding, lack of resources capacity for technical support, and the creation of alliances.
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