Falk Martin Thomas, Hagsten Eva
Department of Business and IT, School of Business, University of South-Eastern Norway, Campus Bø, Gullbringvegen 36, 3800 Bø, Norway.
Scientometrics. 2023;128(3):1963-1985. doi: 10.1007/s11192-022-04616-y. Epub 2023 Feb 19.
This study examines the formats offered for academic conferences in the mature stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two out of three organisers discontinue their usage of online video tools and focus on in-person conferences. Only one out of five conferences offers hybrid solutions and even fewer a virtual alternative (13%). Data for the analysis originate from 547 calls for proposals announced in Spring 2022 for conferences to be held during the period August 2022 to July 2023. Estimates using a multinomial logit model show that the planning time is significantly related to the choice of format offered. The longer the lead time, the more likely it is to offer an in-person conference. International travel restrictions and bans on gatherings for the location of the venue at the time of planning are significantly related to the choice of virtual, but not hybrid formats. There are also large differences in the choice across disciplines, with conferences in arts and humanities as well as natural sciences showing the lowest preference for the virtual format.
本研究考察了新冠疫情成熟阶段学术会议所采用的形式。三分之二的主办方停止使用在线视频工具，转而专注于线下会议。只有五分之一的会议提供混合形式，提供虚拟形式的会议更少（13%）。分析数据来自于2022年春季发布的547份会议提案征集通知，这些会议将于2022年8月至2023年7月期间举行。使用多项logit模型的估计结果表明，筹备时间与所提供的会议形式选择显著相关。筹备时间越长，就越有可能举办线下会议。规划时国际旅行限制以及举办地的集会禁令与虚拟形式的选择显著相关，但与混合形式无关。不同学科在形式选择上也存在很大差异，艺术与人文以及自然科学领域的会议对虚拟形式的偏好最低。
