Online Information Review: Volume 48 Issue 6

Open science policies as regarded by the communities of researchers from the basic sciences in the scientific periphery

Alejandra Manco

This paper explores the different open science policy effects on the knowledge generation process of researchers in basic sciences: biology, chemistry and physics.

The scientific periphery and new flows of knowledge: the case of regional preprint servers

François van Schalkwyk

It is unclear whether regional rather than global or discipline-focussed preprint platforms as an innovation in the communication of science are removing any of the barriers faced…

Investigating users' discontinuous usage intention toward social networking sites: the roles of motivation and affectivity

Thac Dang-Van, Vu Thinh Truong, Phuoc-Thien Nguyen, Wong Ming Wong, Ninh Nguyen

This study is based on the regulatory focus theory and conservation of resources theory to examine how information confusion leads to users’ discontinuous usage intention of…

Understanding discontinuance behavior on short-video platform: the effects of perceived overload, dissatisfaction, flow experience and regret

Chunmei Gan

User discontinuance on short-video platform has become increasingly prevalent in recent years. Short-video discontinuance refers to reduced use, controlled use or suspended use of…

Evaluating the effect of Chinese universities’ public opinion governance strategies through online user comments on the Weibo platform

Jing Jiang

This study argues that online user comments on social media platforms provide feedback and evaluation functions. These functions can provide services for the relevant departments…

Use behaviour of academic social networking sites in research communication: a structural equation model

Abdul Baquee, Rathinam Sevukan, Sumeer Gul

The current study seeks to investigate, why and how faculty members of Indian central universities are using academic social networking sites (ASNs) for research communication and…

Creating vicious information cycle: trust, exposure and misperception in online and offline information dynamics during health crises

Jiyoung Lee, Jihyang Choi

Misperceptions hinder our ability to effectively respond to health crises such as the COVID-19. We aimed to examine the dynamic influences between information exposure…

Persuading others in different communication media: appeals to logic, authority and emotion

Lu Xiao, Sara E. Burke

Scholars of persuasion have long made a distinction between appeals to logic, emotion and authority- logos, ethos and pathos- but ideas developed to account for live face-to-face…

The role of human behaviour in activist content sharing on social media

Ekta Sinha

Social media (SM) platforms tempt individuals to communicate their perspectives in real-time, rousing engaging discussions on countless topics. People, besides using these…

Virtual reality-based online learning system adoption: a research framework and empirical study

Yi-Ting Wang, Kuan-Yu Lin

Virtual reality (VR) offers unprecedented immersion and interactivity in education, and working and learning from home have become the norm during the COVID-19 pandemic. This…

What facilitates users’ compliance willingness to health information in online health communities: a subjective norms perspective

Cuicui Feng, Ming Yi, Min Hu, Fuchuan Mo

The environment in which users acquire medical and health information has changed dramatically, with online health communities (OHCs) emerging as an essential means for accessing…

The meta-commerce paradox: exploring consumer non-adoption intentions

Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan

The primary objective of this study is to explore consumers' non-adoption intentions towards meta-commerce (or metaverse retailing). Utilizing the Innovation Resistance Theory…