Research Consulting and the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) were commissioned to determine to what extent the vision, mission and objectives set out in the TRP proposal serve the needs of the global research community. Through a consultative approach, we sought to assess whether there is appetite for the type of change proposed by cOAlition S in the TRP proposal. In addition, we aimed to understand how the ‘Towards Responsible Publishing’ proposal may be modified or refined to ensure it resonates with the research community and sees broad adoption; identify any showstoppers or unintended consequences and propose proactive measures to mitigate them, ensuring successful implementation; and ascertain whether the existing scholaly communication infrastructure can support this proposal and if not, identify where research funders can strengthen the infrastructure. As part of the consultation, the Centre for Science and Technology Studies and Research Consulting developed a researcher survey to gather researcher feedback on aspects of the scholarly communication system. This deposit provides our online survey questionnaire.

This study has been funded by cOAlition S.