Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 7-2013
Publication Title
College & Research Libraries
Volume
74
Issue
4
First Page
368
Keywords
Electronic Theses and Dissertations, ETDs, open access, institutional repositories, academic publishing, academic publisher policies
Last Page
380
Abstract
An increasing number of higher education institutions worldwide are requiring submission of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) by graduate students and are subsequently providing open access to these works in online repositories. Faculty advisors and graduate students are concerned that such unfettered access to their work could diminish future publishing opportunities. This study investigated social sciences, arts, and humanities journal editors’ and university press directors’ attitudes toward ETDs. The findings indicate that manuscripts that are revisions of openly accessible ETDs are always welcome for submission or considered on a case-by-case basis by 82.8 percent of journal editors and 53.7 percent of university press directors polled.
DOI
10.5860/crl-356
Recommended Citation
Ramirez, Marisa L.; Dalton, Joan T.; McMillan, Gail; Read, Max; and Seamans, Nan H.. (2013). Do Open Access Electronic Theses and Dissertations Diminish Publishing Opportunities in the Social Sciences and Humanities? Findings from a 2011 Survey of Academic Publishers. College & Research Libraries, 74 (4), 368-380.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/leddylibrarypub/24