10 January 2019
Following the publication of the report 'Author Perspectives on Academic Publishing: Global Survey Report 2018', Editage has re-examined the survey data with the aim of getting further insight into what researchers from different countries think about open access, resulting in a second report, 'Geographic Trends in Attitudes to Open Access: Findings from the Editage Global Author Survey 2018'. This report showcases the views of authors from the seven most represented countries in the survey: China, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, India, the USA, and the UK. It offers insights into the following aspects:
- geographic differences in the level of OA awareness
- country-specific trends in researchers’ stated reasons for choosing or refraining from OA journals
- specific perspectives of Chinese researchers toward the OA publishing model