9 October 2018
Editage has released a report on the perspectives of academic authors on a range of topics related to scholarly publishing. This report incorporates the views of almost 7000 authors worldwide, with over 2000 of these being from China. Most of the respondents are early-career researchers from non Western, non English speaking countries.
The report, Author Perspectives on Academic Publishing: Global Survey Report 2018, provides insights into the following:
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challenges that authors face at different stages of academic publishing, from manuscript preparation to responding to peer reviewer comments
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the level of awareness authors have about ethics-related issues such as plagiarism and authorship
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authors’ attitudes toward open access
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authors’ views on and experiences with peer review
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the most pressing concerns in scholarly communications that authors would like to see addressed