Researchers’ Article Sharing through ResearchGate

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Youngseek Kim, University of Kentucky

Version:  View help for Version V1

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Project Citation: 

Kim, Youngseek. Researchers' Article Sharing through ResearchGate. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-07-26. https://doi.org/10.3886/E105020V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary The purpose of this research is to investigate the factors influencing researchers’ article sharing through ResearchGate. The researchers in biological sciences and related disciplines in U.S. academic institutions were reflected as the target population for this study. The Community of Science (COS) scholar database provided by ProQuest Pivot was used to identify the sampling population for the online survey. In order to conduct a survey, we randomly selected a total of 3,247 researchers from the biological sciences, whom are categorized by the COS scholar database; the potential survey participants include faculty members, researchers, and a small number of graduate student researchers in U.S. academic institutions. 

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms biological science; ResearchGate; article sharing
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 11/7/2016 – 2/15/2017 (Fall 2016 to Spring 2017)
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 11/7/2016 – 2/15/2017 (Fall 2016 to Spring 2017)
Universe:  View help for Universe
Biological scientists in U.S. academic institutions in late 2016 and early 2017
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes The survey was originally disseminated to 3,247 potential participants through an online survey management software, Qualtrics.com. The first message was sent to the potential survey participants on November 7th, 2016. Three reminders were also sent on November 21st and December 19th, 2016, and January 31st, 2017. The survey was closed on February 15th, 2017. A total of 3,247 emails were sent initially, however, 715 emails were returned due to invalid emails and spam filters. Therefore, the survey messages were delivered to only 2,532 potential survey participants. Any survey participants who are aware of ResearchGate are guided to participate in the survey, and the other participants who are aware of institutional repositories are guided to take the survey about institutional repositories. A total of 425 initial responses (i.e., partial and full responses) including both institutional repository survey participants (122 initial responses) and ResearchGate survey participants (303 initial responses) were received. Among those 425 initial responses, any responses which have more than 20% of missing values for each survey were removed. This leads to a total of 373 valid responses including both the institutional repository survey (109 valid responses) and ResearchGate survey (264 valid responses) (response rate: 14.73%=373/2,532). Among 373 valid responses, there were a total of 264 valid responses received for the ResearchGate survey. Therefore, a total of 264 valid responses from biological scientists and any scientists from biological sciences-related disciplines were considered for the final data analysis. 

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate A total of 425 initial responses (i.e., partial and full responses) including both institutional repository survey participants (122 initial responses) and ResearchGate survey participants (303 initial responses) were received. Among those 425 initial responses, any responses which have more than 20% of missing values for each survey were removed. This leads to a total of 373 valid responses including both the institutional repository survey (109 valid responses) and ResearchGate survey (264 valid responses) (response rate: 14.73%=373/2,532).
Sampling:  View help for Sampling The survey was originally disseminated to 3,247 potential participants through an online survey management software, Qualtrics.com. A total of 3,247 emails were sent initially, however, 715 emails were returned due to invalid emails and spam filters. Therefore, the survey messages were delivered to only 2,532 potential survey participants.
Data Source:  View help for Data Source Online survey with biological scientists in U.S. academic institutions
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) web-based survey
Scales:  View help for Scales This study used 5-point Likert scales ranging from “Strongly Disagree”, “Disagree”, “Neither Disagree nor Agree”, “Agree”, and “Strongly Agree”, and all the research constructs were measured with three items.
Weights:  View help for Weights
No weight method was used.
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Individual
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit U.S.

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