Academic Publishing Survey 2017 Question Title * 1. How many books have you published via a traditional academic publisher? None 1 - 2 3 - 4 5 - 6 7 or more Question Title * 2. How frequently do you publish books? Every year Every two years Every three years Every four years It has been five or more years since I published my last book Question Title * 3. Typically, in your experience, what is the timeframe to publish a book via a traditional academic publisher, from submission to publication? 0 - 6 months 6 - 12 months 12 - 18 months 18 - 24 months More than 24 months Question Title * 4. What percentage of your income in the past year came from the profits of publishing your work? Less than 5% 6 - 20% 21 - 40% 41 - 60% More than 60% Question Title * 5. Which aspects of academic publishing are most important to you, other than your goal to share your content with your target audience? You can answer as many as THREE. Royalty payments Bibliometric tracking Status and peer recognition Transparent pricing Speed to market Availability and distribution Affordability at point of purchase Control of the entire publishing process Achieving tenure Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. What profit percentage division between you and your publisher do you deem to be fair? 70/30 (Author/Publisher) 60/40 (Author/Publisher) 50/50 (Author/Publisher) 40/60 (Author/Publisher) Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. What are you most disgruntled about when it comes to the academic publishing process? The time it takes to get published The lack of control I have over the publishing process The publisher-centric revenue model/lack of profitability Difficulty to get my work out there Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Do you feel you should be given more control and visibility over the publishing process? Yes No Question Title * 9. Do you feel like you have good visibility on the royalties you make from the sales of your work? Yes No Question Title * 10. Do you feel you should earn more from the publication of your work? Yes No Question Title * 11. Have you ever considered ceasing to publish your work for financial reasons? Yes No Question Title * 12. Generally, are you confident that your research is still current by the time it reaches publication? Yes No Question Title * 13. Do you think your academic field is being held back by the amount of time it takes for research to reach publication? Yes No Question Title * 14. Overall, are you satisfied with your experience of the traditional academic publishing process? Yes No Question Title * 15. Would you say commercial academic publishers present: A conduit to knowledge A barrier to knowledge Both Other (please specify) Question Title * 16. Would you say traditional academic publishing needs to change? Yes No Question Title * 17. Please provide any additional comments you have on your experience getting work published: Done