当前位置: X-MOL 学术Journal of Scholarly Publishing › 论文详情
Our official English website, www.x-mol.net, welcomes your feedback! (Note: you will need to create a separate account there.)
An Exploratory Study to Measure the Value and Reach of a University Press
Journal of Scholarly Publishing ( IF 1.2 ) Pub Date : 2019-07-01 , DOI: 10.3138/jsp.50.4.01
Karen Brinkley-Etzkorn , India Lane , Scot Danforth

Abstract:University presses publish works of scholarly, intellectual, or creative merit tailored to an audience of specialists or a group with a shared interest. They also connect their host institution to local and regional communities and generate positive publicity for the institution. In recent years, however, university presses have faced increased scrutiny for myriad financial reasons. The purpose of this study was to measure the extrinsic and intrinsic value of one university press by gathering multiple sources of data on productivity, academic reach, and peer comparisons. Additionally, many of the press's recently published authors completed an anonymous online survey about their experiences, preferences, and satisfaction with aspects of the publishing process. Despite the press's recent financial struggles, the results of this study showed evidence of the press's benefits and value, and authors who responded to the survey reported high rates of satisfaction, personal and scholarly growth, and positive outcomes from their publishing experience. The methods of data gathering undertaken for this study may be instructive for others contemplating a similar evaluation of their press's value. Specifically, the survey described herein aimed to measure the value of the press in the view of one of its primary stakeholders—its authors—and similarly designed surveys could measure the value of the press in the view of other important stakeholders. Important implications for the press's practices and future avenues of research are discussed.

中文翻译:

衡量大学出版社价值和影响力的探索性研究

摘要:大学出版社出版专为专家或具有共同兴趣的群体量身定制的具有学术、知识或创造性价值的作品。他们还将其主办机构与当地和区域社区联系起来,并为该机构带来积极的宣传。然而,近年来,由于各种财务原因,大学出版社面临越来越多的审查。本研究的目的是通过收集关于生产力、学术影响力和同行比较的多种数据来源,衡量一家大学出版社的外在和内在价值。此外,该媒体最近发表的许多作者完成了一项匿名在线调查,内容涉及他们的经验、偏好和对出版过程各方面的满意度。尽管媒体最近陷入财务困境,这项研究的结果证明了新闻界的利益和价值,对调查做出回应的作者报告说,他们的出版经历满意度、个人和学术发展以及积极成果都很高。本研究采用的数据收集方法可能对其他考虑对其媒体价值进行类似评估的人有所启发。具体而言,本文所述的调查旨在衡量媒体在其主要利益相关者之一——其作者的观点下的价值,而类似设计的调查可以从其他重要利益相关者的角度衡量媒体的价值。讨论了对新闻实践和未来研究途径的重要影响。对调查做出回应的作者报告说,他们的出版经历满意度高、个人和学术进步以及积极的成果。本研究采用的数据收集方法可能对其他考虑对其媒体价值进行类似评估的人有所启发。具体而言,本文所述的调查旨在衡量媒体在其主要利益相关者之一——其作者的观点下的价值,而类似设计的调查可以从其他重要利益相关者的角度衡量媒体的价值。讨论了对新闻实践和未来研究途径的重要影响。对调查做出回应的作者报告说,他们的出版经历满意度高、个人和学术进步以及积极的成果。本研究采用的数据收集方法可能对其他考虑对其媒体价值进行类似评估的人有所启发。具体而言,本文所述的调查旨在衡量媒体在其主要利益相关者之一(其作者)的观点下的价值,而类似设计的调查可以从其他重要利益相关者的角度衡量媒体的价值。讨论了对新闻实践和未来研究途径的重要影响。本研究采用的数据收集方法可能对其他考虑对其媒体价值进行类似评估的人有所启发。具体而言,本文所述的调查旨在衡量媒体在其主要利益相关者之一——其作者的观点下的价值,而类似设计的调查可以从其他重要利益相关者的角度衡量媒体的价值。讨论了对新闻实践和未来研究途径的重要影响。本研究采用的数据收集方法可能对其他考虑对其媒体价值进行类似评估的人有所启发。具体而言,本文所述的调查旨在衡量媒体在其主要利益相关者之一——其作者的观点下的价值,而类似设计的调查可以从其他重要利益相关者的角度衡量媒体的价值。讨论了对新闻实践和未来研究途径的重要影响。
更新日期:2019-07-01
down
wechat
bug