TY - JOUR
T1 - Open Access Journals in Educational Technology: Results of a Survey of Experienced Users
T2 - Results of a survey of experienced users
AU - Perkins, Ross A.
AU - Lowenthal, Patrick R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - open access journals (OAJs). In educational technology alone, with an estimated 270 associated journals, nearly one-third are designated as open. Though OAJs are lauded for what their availability can contribute to social justice issues (reduction of subscription requirement barriers), some remain suspicious of the content found in them and question the legitimacy of publishing in them. In this study, we sought to discover the opinions of educational technology scholars about OAJs in their own field. We were able to learn which OAJs were deemed to be most valuable, as well as the characteristics of OAJs thought to be particularly important.
AB - open access journals (OAJs). In educational technology alone, with an estimated 270 associated journals, nearly one-third are designated as open. Though OAJs are lauded for what their availability can contribute to social justice issues (reduction of subscription requirement barriers), some remain suspicious of the content found in them and question the legitimacy of publishing in them. In this study, we sought to discover the opinions of educational technology scholars about OAJs in their own field. We were able to learn which OAJs were deemed to be most valuable, as well as the characteristics of OAJs thought to be particularly important.
UR - https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/edtech_facpubs/145
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84982306881&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.14742/ajet.2578
DO - 10.14742/ajet.2578
M3 - Article
VL - 32
SP - 18
EP - 37
JO - Educational Technology Faculty Publications and Presentations
JF - Educational Technology Faculty Publications and Presentations
IS - 3
ER -