Zum Status quo der Open-Access-Transformation in der Bildungsforschung

Eine Analyse einschlägiger Zeitschriften aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz

Abstract

This article analyses the status of the Open Access transformation of relevant core journals in educational research with publishing locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The choice of publishing locations in the three German-speaking countries is based on the publication culture of transdisciplinary educational research with its specific local focus. The study is based on a selection of 43 core journals from the journals indexed and catalogued in the FIS-Bildung literature database (German Education Index). The effectiveness of the various Open Access options for the journals is analysed by examining the publishers' offers and financing models for Open Access publishing and the actual availability of articles as genuine or self-archived Open Access publications. The results of the core journals analysed show considerable progress in the transformation to Open Access for the selected study period (2017 to 2021). However, not all journals have achieved this to the same extent. In addition, there is a risk that APC-based Open Access options from major international publishers could lead to cost increases compared to the subscription model. In order to promote the further development of a discipline-specific Open Access publication culture in educational research, the existing players, i.e. libraries, publishers and funding organizations, should involve scientific societies more closely.