Why publish in English versus Spanish?Towards a framework for the study of researchers’ motivations

  1. Irene López-Navarro 1
  2. Ana I. Moreno 2
  3. Sally Burgess 3
  4. Itesh Sachdev 4
  5. Jesús Rey-Rocha 1
  1. 1 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), España
  2. 2 Universidad de León, España
  3. 3 Universidad de La Laguna, España
  4. 4 University of London, United Kingdom
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Revista española de documentación científica

ISSN: 0210-0614,  1988-4621

Año de publicación: 2015

Volumen: 38

Número: 1

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.3989/REDC.2015.1.1148 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

Este trabajo propone un marco para el estudio comparativo de las motivaciones de los investigadores a la hora de publicar en inglés o en su lengua materna. Dicho marco tiene por objeto ofrecer una visión dinámica, multidimensional y multinivel de la motivación. Los resultados de este trabajo provienen de una encuesta on-line a gran escala realizada entre investigadores españoles. Nuestro principal objetivo es investigar los factores que motivan a los investigadores a la hora de publicar en revistas académicas, ya sea en inglés o en español, así como el grado en que estas motivaciones son moldeadas por determinadas características individuales, especialmente el género y la experiencia investigadora y en publicación. Los resultados muestran un uso instrumental del inglés con fines académicos frente a una visión del empleo del castellano más fragmentada y basada en motivaciones sociales e ideológicas.

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