Survey on the attitudes and awareness of the CNR scientific community on Secondary Publishing Right and Authors' Rights Retention. Presentation of results

This Report analyses the outcomes of the survey conducted within the National Research Council (CNR) scientific community under the Right2Pub project - Balancing Publication Rights: The voice of the scientific community on rights retention and secondary publishing right (hereafter referred to as “Right2Pub”) financed by the international initiative Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21). Right2Pub is promoted by the Istituto di Informatica Giuridica e Sistemi Giudiziari del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IGSG-CNR), along with Biblioteca "Dario Nobili" dell’Area della ricerca CNR di Bologna, Biblioteca e Centro di documentazione scientifica dell’Area della ricerca CNR di Pisa, Creative Commons Italian Chapter and the Knowledge Rights 21 National Coordinator for Italy. The survey consists of a questionnaire and two focus groups. It aims to gain a comprehensive understanding of researchers’ attitudes and awareness on the topic of copyright, focusing on the secondary publishing right and authors’ rights retention. The collected data provide a valuable output to future initiatives, including legislative ones, concerning the management and regulation of author’s rights, with a perspective of open and shared access to knowledge. The Report emphasises significant findings from the survey, focusing on the authors’ needs. Additionally, it highlights relevant information for developing a practical guide designed for researchers to implement the rights retention strategy for scientific publications. The Right2Pub project’s survey represents an initial step towards guiding future interventions and initiatives. It contributes to describing the scientific community’s practices within the project’s scope, addressing its needs and uncertainties.