Balancing act: Navigating the tensions between patenting practices and open science in Chilean academic research

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datacite.alternateIdentifier.citationTechnology in Society, 77, 2024
datacite.alternateIdentifier.doi10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102584
datacite.alternateIdentifier.issn0160-791X
datacite.creatorChávez-Bustamante, Felipe
datacite.creatorRojas-Mora, Julio
datacite.creatorWong, Sulan
datacite.date2024
datacite.rightsRegistro bibliográfico
datacite.subjectAcademic Research
datacite.subjectOpen Science
datacite.subjectPatenting
datacite.subjectAgricultural Technology
datacite.subjectFactor Analysis
datacite.subjectForestry
datacite.subjectRegression Analysis
datacite.subjectAcademic Research
datacite.subjectBalancing Acts
datacite.subjectFactors Analysis
datacite.subjectLogistic Regression Modeling
datacite.subjectOpen Science
datacite.subjectPatenting
datacite.subjectPositive Correlations
datacite.subjectResearch Outcome
datacite.subjectScientific Fields
datacite.subjectUniversity Researchers
datacite.subjectPatents And Inventions
datacite.subjectAcademic Research
datacite.subjectPerception
datacite.subjectProbability
datacite.subjectPublishing
datacite.subjectRegression Analysis
datacite.subjectChile
datacite.titleBalancing act: Navigating the tensions between patenting practices and open science in Chilean academic research
dc.contributor.authorROJAS MORA, JULIO CESAR
dc.description.abstractThis study aims to understand the relationship between academic patenting and secrecy in three key areas: the delay in publishing patentable results, the refusal of requests for research outcomes, and the perception of patent clarity drafting. Based on a dataset of Chilean university researchers, we conduct logistic regression models to understand the propensity to delay the publishing of patentable results, the probability of denying requests for research outcomes, and the likelihood of researchers perceiving their patents as clearly drafted. Controls used relate to the seniority of the researcher, the scientific field, whether the university is private or public, and whether the researcher previously worked with industry. Additionally, some constructs reflecting the researcher's perception regarding the patenting system within academic research were obtained through exploratory factor analysis and then incorporated as controls. The analysis reveals a positive correlation between prior patenting experience and publication delay. However, we found no correlation between previous patenting and the propensity to reject requests for research results. Both behaviors were negatively correlated to researcher seniority, gauged by the h-index, and positively correlated to forestry and agricultural technology sciences activity. Researchers who experienced denial of their requests were more likely to reciprocate refusal. Notably, a negative perception of the patent system within academic research was associated with a belief in drafting clearer patents. These findings suggest an environment of selective openness in academic networks, with researchers balancing full disclosure and secrecy. The paper studies three dimensions of secrecy in academic patenting through the novel data set. This study deepens our understanding of academic patenting practices, uncovering some complex dynamics shaping knowledge diffusion within universities. © 2024 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
dc.description.ia_keywordacademic, patenting, requests, researchers, researcher, secrecy, delay
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/5993
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
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dc.relationreponame: Repositorio Digital RI2.0
dc.rights.driverinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceTechnology in Society
dc.subject.ia_odsODS 9: Industria, innovación e infraestructura
dc.subject.ia_oecd1nCiencias Naturales
dc.subject.ia_oecd2nMatemáticas y Estadística
dc.subject.ia_oecd3nEstadística
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oaire.citationEdition2024
oaire.citationTitleTechnology in Society
oaire.citationVolume77
oaire.fundingReferenceANID FONDECYT 11150162
oaire.licenseConditionCopyright © Elsevier Ltd, 2024
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uct.comunidadIngenieríaen_US
uct.departamentoDepartamento de Ingeniería Informática
uct.facultadFacultad de Ingeniería
uct.indizacionSocial Sciences Citation Index - SSCI
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