Survey: Patient and Public Access to Scientific Articles

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The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders is conducting this quick survey to understand patients needs for improved access to articles in scientific journals. Your answers will help us in our advocacy work.

How important is it for you to be able to access articles in health-related scientific journals?

Very important

Somewhat Important

Neutral

Not very important

Not at all important

Clear selection

Most journals require readers to have a subscription or to pay for individual articles. Some scientific journals have “open access” policies where some or all articles are made freely available. Some journals require authors to pay a fee if they wish their articles to be available through “open access.” How easy or difficult is it for you to access the articles that you want?

Very easy (can get access almost all of the time)

Somewhat easy (can get access most of time)

Neutral (sometimes can get access)

Difficult (often cannot access what I want)

Very difficult (cannot access what I want most of the time)

Clear selection

Do you agree with the following options to allow patients and public access to scientific journal articles?

Yes

Maybe

Journals should provide open or free access to all readers

Journals should require all authors to pay a fee for open access

Patients and others in low/middle income countries should have reduced subscription rates to journals of interest

Patients and others in low/middle income countries should have access to journal articles through subsidized web portals

All research funded by government or public sources should include fees to pay for “open access.”

Yes

Maybe

Journals should provide open or free access to all readers

Journals should require all authors to pay a fee for open access

Patients and others in low/middle income countries should have reduced subscription rates to journals of interest

Patients and others in low/middle income countries should have access to journal articles through subsidized web portals

All research funded by government or public sources should include fees to pay for “open access.”

Clear selection

Please provide any examples of challenges or suggestions regarding open access to scientific articles.

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