Trustworthiness and Authority of Scholarly Information in a Digital Age: Results of an International Questionnaire
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Although scholarly communication has undergone tre- mendous changes over the last few decades, creating new modes and technologies for accessing information and TABLE 8. Trustworthiness of cited sources by age of respondent. Ranking Trustworthiness of the sources you cite n Mean age ≤40 years Mean age >40 years 1 I have no problem citing an article published in an open access journal if it has been properly peer reviewed. 2,907 1.92* 2.02 2 Social media mentions/likes are indications of popularity only, not quality. 2,792 2.28 2.14* 3 Social media mentions/likes are indications of popularity only, not credibility. 2,790 2.29 2.17* 4 From a trust perspective I’m more easygoing in what I read than what I cite. 2,859 2.25* 2.38 5 Usage metrics are indications of popularity only, not quality. 2,805 2.61 2.60 6 Usage metrics are indications of popularity only, not credibility. 2,788 2.66 2.66 7 I prefer to cite articles published in an open access journal only if they are of a reputable publisher. 2,869 2.71 2.75 8 I only cite conference proceedings if there’s no other alternative because the work there is still speculative, and, as such, a little unreliable. 2,889 2.71* 2.86 9 I tend to cite people I know because I trust them. 2,956 2.85* 2.96 10 The journal impact factor is important for deciding what to cite. 2,878 2.89* 3.30 11 I don’t cite articles published in open access journals because they are of low quality. 2,874 3.75 3.73 Note. The lower the number the more important the activity to the respondent. 1 = ”strongly agree,” 2 = ”agree,” 3 = “neither agree nor disagree,” 4 = “disagree,” 5 = “strongly disagree.” *p < 0.05. TABLE 9. Trustworthiness of sources cited by field of study of respondent. Ranking Trustworthiness of the sources you cite n Life sciences Physical sciences Social sciences Humanities 1 I have no problem citing an article published in an open access journal if it has been properly peer reviewed. 2,907 1.83 2.04 2.03 2.04 2 Social media mentions/likes are indications of popularity only, not quality. 2,792 2.21 2.24 2.19 2.11 3 Social media mentions/likes are indications of popularity only, not credibility. 2,790 2.21 2.24 2.19 2.11 4 From a trust perspective I’m more easy-going in what I read than what I cite. 2,859 2.38 2.42 2.27 2.33 5 Usage metrics are indications of popularity only, not quality. 2,805 2.63 2.62 2.60 2.44 6 Usage metrics are indications of popularity only, not credibility. 2,788 2.70 2.68 2.63 2.51 7 I prefer to cite articles published in an open access journal only if they are of a reputable publisher. 2,869 2.69 2.79 2.74 2.72 8 I only cite conference proceedings if there’s no other alternative because the work there is still speculative, and, as such, a little unreliable. 2,889 Download 262.91 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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