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<sec><h3>Purpose</h3>
<p>The open-access (OA) publishing model can help improve researchers’ outreach, thanks to its accessibility and visibility to the public. Therefore, the presentation of female researchers can benefit from the OA publishing model. Despite that, little is known about how gender affects OA practices. Thus, the current study explores the effects of female involvement and risk aversion on OA publishing patterns among Vietnamese social sciences and humanities.</p>
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<sec><h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3>
<p>The study employed Bayesian Mindsponge Framework (BMF) on a dataset of 3,122 Vietnamese social sciences and humanities (SS&amp;H) publications during 2008–2019. The Mindsponge mechanism was specifically used to construct theoretical models, while Bayesian inference was utilized for fitting models.</p>
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<sec><h3>Findings</h3>
<p>The result showed a positive association between female participation and OA publishing probability. However, the positive effect of female involvement on OA publishing probability was negated by the high ratio of female researchers in a publication. OA status was negatively associated with the JIF of the journal in which the publication was published, but the relationship was moderated by the involvement of a female researcher(s). The findings suggested that Vietnamese female researchers might be more likely to publish under the OA model in journals with high JIF for avoiding the risk of public criticism.</p>
</sec>
<sec><h3>Research limitations</h3>
<p>The study could only provide evidence on the association between female involvement and OA publishing probability. However, whether to publish under OA terms is often determined by the first or corresponding authors, but not necessarily gender-based.</p>
</sec>
<sec><h3>Practical implications</h3>
<p>Systematically coordinated actions are suggested to better support women and promote the OA movement in Vietnam.</p>
</sec>
<sec><h3>Originality/value</h3>
<p>The findings show the OA publishing patterns of female researchers in Vietnamese SS&amp;H.</p>
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</abstract>

Purpose
The open-access (OA) publishing model can help improve researchers’ outreach, thanks to its accessibility and visibility to the public. Therefore, the presentation of female researchers can benefit from the OA publishing model. Despite that, little is known about how gender affects OA practices. Thus, the current study explores the effects of female involvement and risk aversion on OA publishing patterns among Vietnamese social sciences and humanities.

Design/methodology/approach
The study employed Bayesian Mindsponge Framework (BMF) on a dataset of 3,122 Vietnamese social sciences and humanities (SS&H) publications during 2008–2019. The Mindsponge mechanism was specifically used to construct theoretical models, while Bayesian inference was utilized for fitting models.

Findings
The result showed a positive association between female participation and OA publishing probability. However, the positive effect of female involvement on OA publishing probability was negated by the high ratio of female researchers in a publication. OA status was negatively associated with the JIF of the journal in which the publication was published, but the relationship was moderated by the involvement of a female researcher(s). The findings suggested that Vietnamese female researchers might be more likely to publish under the OA model in journals with high JIF for avoiding the risk of public criticism.

Research limitations
The study could only provide evidence on the association between female involvement and OA publishing probability. However, whether to publish under OA terms is often determined by the first or corresponding authors, but not necessarily gender-based.

Practical implications
Systematically coordinated actions are suggested to better support women and promote the OA movement in Vietnam.

Originality/value
The findings show the OA publishing patterns of female researchers in Vietnamese SS&H.

The Roles of Female Involvement and Risk Aversion in Open Access Publishing Patterns in Vietnamese Social Sciences and Humanities

Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research

Journal of Data and Information Science

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Purpose
The open-access (OA) publishing model can help improve researchers’ outreach, thanks to its accessibility and visibility to the public. Therefore, the...

The Roles of Female Involvement and Risk Aversion in Open Access Publishing Patterns in Vietnamese Social Sciences and Humanities

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Dec 11, 2021

Page range: 76 - 96

Received: Jul 22, 2021

Accepted: Oct 13, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2022-0001

Keywords
Open science, Gender inequality, Risk-aversion, Vietnam, Bayesian analysis

© 2022 Minh-Hoang Nguyen et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Roles of Female Involvement and Risk Aversion in Open Access Publishing Patterns in Vietnamese Social Sciences and Humanities

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Dec 11, 2021

Page range: 76 - 96

Received: Jul 22, 2021

Accepted: Oct 13, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2022-0001

KeywordsOpen science, Gender inequality, Risk-aversion, Vietnam, Bayesian analysis

© 2022 Minh-Hoang Nguyen et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Open science, Gender inequality, Risk-aversion, Vietnam, Bayesian analysis