Taylor & Francis researcher surveys
Our periodic surveys offer a fascinating insight into the thoughts and experiences of researchers from across the globe and from all disciplines and career stages. Download the survey reports to see how opinions on topics such as open research and impact have changed among the scholarly community.
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Researcher survey 2019
We asked researchers for their views on a range of important scholarly communication issues, including:
- Publishing habits: which publishing options researchers are currently choosing, including their use of green and gold open access, and how they decide which journals to submit to.
- Licenses: researchers’ preferences for sharing and permitting reuse of different versions of their work.
- Future scenarios for scholarly communication: including what researchers believe the impacts might be if all journals moved to publishing only open access articles, and the factors they think are important for ongoing and sustainable research communication in their field.
Download a free copy of the 2019 survey report and read a summary of the results
Open access surveys
Undertaken in 2013 and 2014 these surveys explored researchers’ attitudes and awareness of a range of topics related to open access (OA), including:
- The benefits of OA
- Licenses and re-use
- National mandates and policies
- Metrics
- Peer review
The results of the surveys have been widely referenced in the media and among scholars, and have helped to inform the development of our own OA publishing program.