First Monday Authors

1. A questionnaire for First Monday Authors

As part of a dissertation on Open Access and publication, I would like to understand how different researchers look at Open Access Journals. What are your motivations for choosing an Open Access Journal? Why did you choose First Monday in particular?

1. What are you looking for in a Scholarly Journal?

What are you looking for in a Scholarly Journal?

2. Did you consciously choose an Open Access Journal over a proprietary one?

Did you consciously choose an Open Access Journal over a proprietary one? Yes	No
If so, why?

3. Do you normally publish in Open Access Journals?

Do you normally publish in Open Access Journals? Yes	No
If yes, why?

4. Why have you chosen First Monday for your article?

Why have you chosen First Monday for your article?

5. How do you know about First Monday?

How do you know about First Monday?

6. By publishing in an Open Access Journal like First Monday you can share you article freely. Which of the following uses are important for you? (choose all that apply)

By publishing in an Open Access Journal like First Monday you can share you article freely. Which of the following uses are important for you? (choose all that apply) Retain rights to the article

Post to your personal or department web site

Post to a subject/institutional repository

Use in a course pack

Provide copies to your colleagues

Other (please specify)

7. Please provide me with some general demographic information.

Please provide me with some general demographic information. Gender:
Profession:
Field:
Country:

8. Please provide your age.

	20-29 years	30-49 years	50-59 years	60+ years
Age	Please provide your age. Age 20-29 years	30-49 years	50-59 years	60+ years

9. Optional: if you want the results of the questionnaire, please provide your contact information.

Optional: if you want the results of the questionnaire, please provide your contact information. Name:
Email Address:

Thank you for your collaboration!