MDPI Books Survey 2023

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* 1. Which of the following age group applies to you?

18 or under

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

Prefer not to answer

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* 2. In which country do you currently reside?

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* 3. What gender applies to you?

Female

Male

Other

Prefer not to answer

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* 4. Which of the following roles apply to you currently? Please select all that apply.

Reader of academic publications

Guest Editor of a journal

Paper Author of a journal article

Book Editor of an edited book

Book Author of a monograph

Chapter Author of an edited book

Reviewer of a journal article or book

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Which of the following categories describes the highest level of education that you have achieved?

Bachelor`s degree or equal

Master`s degree or equal

PhD, MD, Doctorate, or equal

Assistant Professor, Associated Professor or Professor

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Which best describes your current research affiliation?

Research Assistant or Research Associate

Independent Researcher

Postdoctoral Researcher

University or Research Institution

Professor Emeritus

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What academic field are you most interested in?

Medicine & Pharmacology

Chemistry & Materials Science

Physical Sciences

Computer Science & Mathematics

Business & Economics

Biology & Life Sciences

Public Health & Healthcare

Environmental & Earth Sciences

Engineering

Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities

Other (please specify)

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* 8. How did you learn about MDPI Books for the first time?

WeChat

At a conference

Facebook

Mailing: Invitation to edit a book

Google Scholar

Networks for scientists and researchers (such as ResearchGate, Academia, SocialMD, Mendeley, etc.)

Weibo

ORCID

Instagram

Introduced by a professor or colleague at my university

Journal Newsletter

Twitter

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Have you been involved with MDPI Books before? If yes, which of the following roles apply to you? Please select all that apply.

Reviewer

Book Editor of an edited book

Reader

I have not been involved with MDPI Books before

Book Author of a monograph

Guest Editor of a reprint

Chapter Author of an edited book

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What was your experience with MDPI Books?

Very good

Somewhat good

Less good

Not good

No experience since I have not been proactively involved.

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* 11. Would you collaborate with MDPI Books again?

Yes

I have not been involved with MDPI Books yet.

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* 12. Please explain why or why not (Optional).

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* 13. How familiar are you with open access models* for books?
*Open access models refers but is not limited to: Gold OA, Green OA, Diamond OA, Creative Commons Licenses, Book Processing Charge (BPC), OA Book Funding etc.

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

Less familiar

Not familiar

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* 14. Which indicators do you find most important when assessing the success of an open access book? Please select all that apply.

Number of downloads and views

Citations and references

Visibility and reach

Altmetrics

Other (please specify)

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* 15. What were your primary objectives in publishing your latest book? Please select all that apply.

High number of downloads and views

Increase citations

High Altmetrics score

Reach a wide audience

Reach students

Reach practitioners in the relevant field(s)

Increase interdisciplinary discussion

Generate financial profit

Enhance self-promotion and visibility as an author

Advance my career

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Which factors influenced your decision on where to publish your latest book? Please select all that apply.

Reputation of the publisher

Personal support throughout the publication process

Good previous experience with the same publisher

Publishing costs

Quality of the presentation

Quality of the print copy

Publication speed

Availability of additional services (such as language editing, figure editing, cover design, etc.)

Royalties offered to authors/editors

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Do you feel you have a good understanding of MDPI`s book publishing model?

Yes

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* 18. Does your institution have an open access book funding policy?

Yes

I don`t know

Other (please specify)

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* 19. How would you rate the effectiveness of the following digital tools for spreading your open access book and research?

	Very powerful	Somewhat reasonable	Not powerful
WeChat	WeChat Very powerful	WeChat Somewhat reasonable	WeChat Not powerful
Twitter	Twitter Very powerful	Twitter Somewhat reasonable	Twitter Not powerful
Email	Email Very powerful	Email Somewhat reasonable	Email Not powerful
Academia	Academia Very powerful	Academia Somewhat reasonable	Academia Not powerful
SocialMD	SocialMD Very powerful	SocialMD Somewhat reasonable	SocialMD Not powerful
ResearchGate	ResearchGate Very powerful	ResearchGate Somewhat reasonable	ResearchGate Not powerful
Google Scholar	Google Scholar Very powerful	Google Scholar Somewhat reasonable	Google Scholar Not powerful
Mendeley	Mendeley Very powerful	Mendeley Somewhat reasonable	Mendeley Not powerful
Physical Conferences	Physical Conferences Very powerful	Physical Conferences Somewhat reasonable	Physical Conferences Not powerful
Weibo	Weibo Very powerful	Weibo Somewhat reasonable	Weibo Not powerful
Facebook	Facebook Very powerful	Facebook Somewhat reasonable	Facebook Not powerful
Discussion forums	Discussion forums Very powerful	Discussion forums Somewhat reasonable	Discussion forums Not powerful
LinkedIn	LinkedIn Very powerful	LinkedIn Somewhat reasonable	LinkedIn Not powerful
Blogs	Blogs Very powerful	Blogs Somewhat reasonable	Blogs Not powerful
Instagram	Instagram Very powerful	Instagram Somewhat reasonable	Instagram Not powerful
Online Conferences	Online Conferences Very powerful	Online Conferences Somewhat reasonable	Online Conferences Not powerful
ORCID	ORCID Very powerful	ORCID Somewhat reasonable	ORCID Not powerful

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* 20. We would like to give you the opportunity to share more feedback on MDPI`s book publishing services.
Please leave your comment and institutional e-mail here for future scholarly communication on open access book publishing.

Thank you for your time contributing to our survey and for taking the time to improve Open Access Books publishing!

MDPI Books Survey 2023

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* 1. Which of the following age group applies to you?

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* 2. In which country do you currently reside?

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* 3. What gender applies to you?

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* 4. Which of the following roles apply to you currently? Please select all that apply.

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* 5. Which of the following categories describes the highest level of education that you have achieved?

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* 6. Which best describes your current research affiliation?

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* 7. What academic field are you most interested in?

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* 8. How did you learn about MDPI Books for the first time?

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* 9. Have you been involved with MDPI Books before? If yes, which of the following roles apply to you? Please select all that apply.

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* 10. What was your experience with MDPI Books?

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* 11. Would you collaborate with MDPI Books again?

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* 12. Please explain why or why not (Optional).

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* 13. How familiar are you with open access models* for books?*Open access models refers but is not limited to: Gold OA, Green OA, Diamond OA, Creative Commons Licenses, Book Processing Charge (BPC), OA Book Funding etc.

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* 14. Which indicators do you find most important when assessing the success of an open access book? Please select all that apply.

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* 15. What were your primary objectives in publishing your latest book? Please select all that apply.

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* 16. Which factors influenced your decision on where to publish your latest book? Please select all that apply.

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* 17. Do you feel you have a good understanding of MDPI`s book publishing model?

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* 18. Does your institution have an open access book funding policy?

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* 19. How would you rate the effectiveness of the following digital tools for spreading your open access book and research?

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* 20. We would like to give you the opportunity to share more feedback on MDPI`s book publishing services. Please leave your comment and institutional e-mail here for future scholarly communication on open access book publishing.

* 13. How familiar are you with open access models* for books?
*Open access models refers but is not limited to: Gold OA, Green OA, Diamond OA, Creative Commons Licenses, Book Processing Charge (BPC), OA Book Funding etc.

* 20. We would like to give you the opportunity to share more feedback on MDPI`s book publishing services.
Please leave your comment and institutional e-mail here for future scholarly communication on open access book publishing.