UCSC library survey on graduate student publishing

This dataset contains responses from a survey of graduate students at the
University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), examining publishing
practices and attitudes toward open access. The survey was distributed to
1,907 graduate students (master's and doctoral) via email invitation,
with responses collected through Qualtrics. The dataset includes 245 valid
responses from students who had previously published, planned to publish,
or were unsure about publishing during their graduate programs. The
questionnaire comprised 48 questions (conditional branching applied)
covering topics related to scholarly publishing with emphasis on open
access, defined as "scholarly content that is free to access online,
with limited or no copyright and licensing restrictions." Questions
focused on the publishing process from manuscript submission onward,
concentrating on article publication as the most universal format across
disciplines. Data collection and de-identification were managed in
compliance with IRB requirements.