Research Organization Publishing Evaluation

Welcome to this evaluation survey

This survey is being conducted by Knowledge & Impact Strategy Services Ltd, UK.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-green-712b42165

It is being carried out on behalf of charitable research organizations working in the field of ethnicity and race, discrimination, prejudice and related sociopolitical affairs. It aims to obtain insight and information in order to derive maximum impact and engagement from such organizations' publishing activities.

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* 1. In what country do you work?

Country

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* 2. What is your academic or professional role?

Researcher/teacher in a higher education institution

Researcher in a private research institute/organization

Research funder or administrator

High school/secondary school teacher

Student

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Do you regularly read or consult articles, journals, books or websites in ethnicity, race, discrimination, prejudice and related sociopolitical subject areas?

Regularly as part of my work

Several times a month

At least once or twice every three months

Only occasionally

Not at all

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* 4. How do you select what content to read or consult? Please check any that apply.

Through research and following up citations

From reviews in academic print or online material

From reviews in mainstream media, press or magazines

From mentions on social media

From personal and/or 'word-of-mouth' recommendations

Other (please specify)

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* 5. In your field of interest, what value do you place on the following types of published book, either in print or online? (1-5, where 1 is low and 5 is high)

	1	2	3	4	5
Single author long-form monograph (c. >100,000 words)	Single author long-form monograph (c. >100,000 words) 1	Single author long-form monograph (c. >100,000 words) 2	Single author long-form monograph (c. >100,000 words) 3	Single author long-form monograph (c. >100,000 words) 4	Single author long-form monograph (c. >100,000 words) 5
Single author short-form monograph (c.< 50,000 words)	Single author short-form monograph (c.< 50,000 words) 1	Single author short-form monograph (c.< 50,000 words) 2	Single author short-form monograph (c.< 50,000 words) 3	Single author short-form monograph (c.< 50,000 words) 4	Single author short-form monograph (c.< 50,000 words) 5
Edited multi-author collection	Edited multi-author collection 1	Edited multi-author collection 2	Edited multi-author collection 3	Edited multi-author collection 4	Edited multi-author collection 5
Handbook or encyclopaedia	Handbook or encyclopaedia 1	Handbook or encyclopaedia 2	Handbook or encyclopaedia 3	Handbook or encyclopaedia 4	Handbook or encyclopaedia 5
Textbook	Textbook 1	Textbook 2	Textbook 3	Textbook 4	Textbook 5

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* 6. Do you consider book or article content to be more or less valued and of higher or lower quality if published in the following way? Please rank 1-5 where 1 is low and 5 is high.

	1	2	3	4	5
By a reputable university press	By a reputable university press 1	By a reputable university press 2	By a reputable university press 3	By a reputable university press 4	By a reputable university press 5
By a major commercial publisher	By a major commercial publisher 1	By a major commercial publisher 2	By a major commercial publisher 3	By a major commercial publisher 4	By a major commercial publisher 5
By a more specialist, niche publisher in the field	By a more specialist, niche publisher in the field 1	By a more specialist, niche publisher in the field 2	By a more specialist, niche publisher in the field 3	By a more specialist, niche publisher in the field 4	By a more specialist, niche publisher in the field 5
By the organization itself (self-publishing)	By the organization itself (self-publishing) 1	By the organization itself (self-publishing) 2	By the organization itself (self-publishing) 3	By the organization itself (self-publishing) 4	By the organization itself (self-publishing) 5

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* 7. Do you consider a publication to have more or less credibility and/or prestige if published:

In print only

Online only

In both print and online

No view

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* 8. Would you value a publication more if published online as Open Access (OA) and therefore freely available to all?

Yes

No difference

Don't know

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* 9. What is your view of 'Companion Websites' accompanying a publication, offering additional content and other resources such as web links, infographics and video materials of seminar discussions, lectures etc?

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* 10. Please give details of any websites you find especially useful in your work, and any suggestions about how to drive the maximum impact and engagement for an organization's content.