Do Open Access Electronic Theses and Dissertations Diminish Publishing Opportunities in the Sciences?

Authors

Marisa L. Ramirez, California Polytechnic State UniversityFollow
Gail McMillan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityFollow
Joan T. Dalton, University of WindsorFollow
Ann Hanlon, University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeFollow
Heather S. Smith, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis ObispoFollow
Chelsea Kern, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis ObispoFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 11-2014

Publication Title

College & Research Libraries

Volume

75

Issue

6

First Page

808

Keywords

electronic theses and dissertations, ETDs, science journals, prior publication, publishing

Last Page

821

Abstract

In academia, there is a growing acceptance of sharing the final electronic version of graduate work, such as a thesis or dissertation, in an online university repository. Though previous studies have shown that journal editors are willing to consider manuscripts derived from electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), faculty advisors and graduate students continue to raise concerns that online discoverability of ETDs negatively impact future opportunities to publish those findings. The current study investigated science journal policies on open access ETDs and found that more than half of the science journals responding (51.4%) reported that manuscripts derived from openly accessible ETDs are welcome for submission and an additional 29.1 percent would accept revised ETDs under certain conditions.

DOI

doi:10.5860/crl.75.6.808

Recommended Citation

Ramirez, Marisa L.; McMillan, Gail; Dalton, Joan T.; Hanlon, Ann; Smith, Heather S.; and Kern, Chelsea. (2014). Do Open Access Electronic Theses and Dissertations Diminish Publishing Opportunities in the Sciences?. College & Research Libraries, 75 (6), 808-821.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/leddylibrarypub/32