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Table 4 Feasibility of a new research journal on health policy and systems research in Latin America – To what extent are you in agreement or disagreement with the following statements regarding open access publications? (n = 267)

From: Health policy and systems research publications in Latin America warrant the launching of a new specialised regional journal

 

Highly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Highly disagree

I prefer to publish in open access journals

48.3%

27.7%

17.6%

4.9%

1.5%

My institution encourages me to publish in open access journals

25.1%

27.0%

33.0%

9.7%

5.2%

Paying for open access journals does not represent a major barrier for my publications

7.5%

13.5%

10.9%

36.3%

31.8%

I can easily ear-mark project funds to pay for my publications in open access journals

3.4%

14.6%

9.0%

39.0%

34.1%

My academic institution has an agreement to pay for my publications with an open access publisher

4.5%

10.9%

14.6%

27.0%

43.1%