如果问我这个问题，我为什么选择用英语发表论文，而不是本国语言？我的原因有三：其一，英文论文在我们学科比中文论文更高大上，更能显示学术水准，在晋升时更受认可；其二，用英语发表论文（SSCI收录），我可以从学校拿到一笔相当于我工资水平的奖金，而用中文发表论文，我几乎拿不到奖金；其三，我希望让我的国际同行知道我在做什么研究，而不仅仅是国内同行。这三个原因对我而言的重要程度是降序排列的。 对于同样的问题，西班牙人的想法却不一样。一项最新研究显示：西班牙人在选择发表所用的语言时，主要取决于研究结果潜在的读者。这项研究的问卷覆盖了西班牙4所大学和1个研究中心，共1717人。作者同时还注意到不同学者的偏好存在较大的差异。 这项研究至少说明两个问题：（1）晋升考核时，用英语还是西班牙语发表论文没有那么重要；（2）用英语发表与用西班牙语发表论文的奖金应该是差不多的（或者都没有奖金）。 附标题与摘要（ http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-015-1570-1/fulltext.html ） Why do I publish research articles in English instead of my own language? Differences in Spanish researchers’ motivations across scientific domains Abstract Previous studies have reported the increased use of English as the “lingua franca” for academic purposes among nonAnglophone researchers. But despite data that confirm this trend, little is known about the reasons why researchers decide to publish their results in English rather than in their first language. The aim of this study is to determine the influence of researchers’ scientific domain on their motivation to publish in English. The results are based on a large－scale survey of Spanish postdoctoral researchers at four different universities and one research centre, and reflect responses from 1717 researchers about their difficulties, motivations, attitudes and publication strategies. Researchers’ publication experiences as corresponding authors of articles in English and in their first language are strongly related to their scientific domain. But surprisingly, Spanish researchers across all domains expressed a similar degree of motivation when they write research articles in English. They perceive a strong association between this language and the desire for their research to be recognized and rewarded. Our study also shows that the target scientific audience is a key factor in understanding the choice of publication language. The implications of our findings go beyond the field of linguistics and are relevant to studies of scientific productivity and visibility, the quality and impact of research, and research assessment policies.
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