Wiley conducted a survey of over 100,000 journal article authors to discover their opinions and behaviors with regard to open access publishing. The results are detailed in these slides. For more information please visit www.wileyopenaccess.com.

1. Author Survey on
Open Access
2012
http://www.wileyopenaccess.com

2. Survey details
 Over 100,000 Wiley journal authors surveyed on open
access publishing in May 2012
 Over 10,600 responses to survey & 15 individual
interviews conducted
 OA defined as: free for all to read, download and share
online. The author, their institution or funding body pays
a fee to ensure that the article is made open access.

3. Top 5 factors for authors in deciding where
to publish (OA & non-OA)
Subject area/scope of the journal
Impact Factor
It is my society's journal
International authorship /
readership
Quality of published articles
(editing, figure quality)

4. Current experiences
with open access

5. A third of authors have published in an open
access journal
Question: Have you published in an open access journal?
32%
Has published in an
Open Access journal
Has not published in
an Open Access
68% journal

6. Most authors believe open access publishing
is increasingly prevalent in their field
Question: Is Open Access publishing more prevalent in your field than it was three years ago?
21%
No
Yes
79%

7. Funding
Concerns

8. Profile, funding and quality barriers to open
access publishing
Question: What are some of the reasons keeping you from publishing in an Open Access journal?
Existing OA titles not high profile
Lack of funding
Quality
No OA journals in my field
Publication is too slow
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9. Authors do not all have access to funding
Question: When you receive research funding, is money provided for publishing in Open Access journals?
18%
19%
Full funding
63% Partial funding
No funding

10. Open
Access
Journal
Quality

11. High Impact Factor and quality a pre-
requisite for authors to publish OA
Question: I would publish with an Open Access journal if:
It had a high impact factor
It was well-regarded by my peers
It had a rigorous peer review process
The finished product was high quality
It had a well respected editorial board
Speed to publication was under one month
It provided robust article-level metrics
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12. Author Profile:
Authors who have published open access
 Most (83%) have at least 5 years experience in research, work in
Medical, Dental, and related subjects (28%) or Biological Sciences
(24%).
 71% are in a university setting.
 About half are located in the United States, the UK, China, Germany
or Australia.
 They value Impact Factor, quality of published articles, international
authorship/readership, and speed of peer review.

13. Author Profile:
Authors who have not published open access
 This population is relatively similar to their colleagues who have
written for OA publications, with the exception that they tend to have
less experience in research and are more likely to work in the Social
Sciences.
 Their barriers to open access publishing are a dearth of high-profile
titles (48%), lack of funding (44%) and concerns over quality (33%).
 Most say they would change their minds about publishing in an OA
title if there was a publication with a high Impact Factor that was
well-regarded by their peers and had a rigorous peer review
process.

14. Summary of Findings:
Wiley Authors Embrace Open Access
 With nearly 80% saying OA is more prevalent in their field than three
years ago, and over 30% already OA authors, it is clear our authors
are increasingly interested in publishing with this model.
 The top reasons cited for not publishing in an OA journal are lack of
profile (48%), lack of funding (44%) and concerns about quality
(34%).
 Authors from different disciplines report a variety of open access
experience and enthusiasm. The top characteristics that would
encourage authors to publish in an OA journal are high Impact
Factor, high regard in the discipline and rigorous peer review.

15. Wiley 2012 Author Survey on Open Access
http://www.wileyopenaccess.com