Abstract
The aim of this paper is to shed light on scholarly communication and its current trajectories by examining academics' perception of Open Access, while also providing a reference case for studying social norm change. In this respect, the issue of publication choice and the role of Open Access journals casts light on the changes affecting the scientific community and its institutional arrangements for validating and circulating new research. The empirical investigation conducted also offers a useful vantage point for gauging the importance of localised social norms in guiding and constraining behaviour.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 149-167 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | European Journal of Law and Economics |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Academics' behavior
- Economics of science
- Open Access
- Scholarly publication
- Social norms