Representations on open access as resonances of publishing positionalities in different academic identities in Portugal
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Open access, scientific fields, academic identities, publishing positionalities, PortugalAbstract
The Open Access (OA) model has been gaining momentum in scientific management, on the back of an enthusiasm shared by political decision-makers that positions it as a kind of panacea for the problems of scientific knowledge through the resignification of scientific production. Within this sphere of scientific production – which constitutes the salient components of academic activity and is part of a broader set of epistemological norms, practices and strategies of creation that differentiate each academic identity in the arena of struggle for the monopoly of scientific competence – OA appears as an original contribution to test publishing positionalities in different academic identities. For that purpose, based on the data collected in a survey of 1172 academics from 124 research units in Portugal, it was possible to identify three profiles representing different positionalities of academic identities regarding OA. Within a first profile, comprising the humanities, OA benefits from greater reputation and relevance. A contrasting profile, comprising the exact sciences, represents the academic identity that most neglects OA. An intermediate profile, comprising the natural sciences, medical sciences and agricultural sciences as well as engineering and technology, considers OA to be of moderate importance. However, this profile – like the exact sciences and unlike the humanities – still prefers to publish in closed or hybrid Quartile 1 journals in order to meet the demands of a market of scientific significance focused on normalized (quartile) and non-normalized (impact factor) metrics.
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