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Open access, social norms and publication choice

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  • Matteo Migheli
  • Giovanni Ramello

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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. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

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  • Matteo Migheli & Giovanni Ramello, 2013. "Open access, social norms and publication choice," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 35(2), pages 149-167, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:ejlwec:v:35:y:2013:i:2:p:149-167
    DOI: 10.1007/s10657-013-9388-x
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    Keywords

    Open Access; Scholarly publication; Social norms; Academics’ behavior; Economics of science; K19; Z13; O33; L17;
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    JEL classification:

    • K19 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Other
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • L17 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Open Source Products and Markets

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