Open Access, Social Norms & Publication Choice

ICER Working Paper No. 3/2013

24 Pages Posted: 6 Mar 2013

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Matteo Migheli

University of Torino - Department of Economics and Statistics; University of Turin - CeRP

Giovanni Battista Ramello

University of Piemonte Orientale - A. Avogadro - Department of Public Policy and Public Choice; International Centre for Economic Research (ICER)

Date Written: February 26, 2013

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.

JEL Classification: K19, Z13, O33, L17

Suggested Citation

Migheli, Matteo and Ramello, Giovanni Battista, Open Access, Social Norms & Publication Choice (February 26, 2013). ICER Working Paper No. 3/2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2224580 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2224580

Matteo Migheli

University of Torino - Department of Economics and Statistics ( email )

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University of Turin - CeRP ( email )

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Giovanni Battista Ramello (Contact Author)

University of Piemonte Orientale - A. Avogadro - Department of Public Policy and Public Choice ( email )

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Italy

International Centre for Economic Research (ICER) ( email )

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Italy

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