Table 5.
Comparison of responses among basic scientists, clinicians and clinician-scientists
| |
Basic scientists |
Clinicians |
Clinicians scientists |
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Rare /infrequent |
Sometimes |
Frequent/all the time |
Rare/infrequent |
Sometimes |
Frequent/all the time |
Rare/infrequent |
Sometimes |
Frequent/all the time |
p value |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
|
Undesirable experiences |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personal attacks |
442 (78.9) |
100 (17.9) |
18 (3.2) |
439 (85.1) |
74 (14.3) |
3 (0.6) |
197 (74.6) |
61 (23.1) |
6 (2.3) |
0.001** |
|
Breach of confidentiality |
499 (89.1) |
56 (10.0) |
5 (0.9) |
484 (93.8) |
28 (5.4) |
4 (0.8) |
217 (82.2) |
42 (15.9) |
5 (1.9) |
<0.001** |
|
Unauthorised use of articles’ information after rejection of articles |
485 (86.6) |
71 (12.7) |
4 (0.7) |
458 (88.8) |
50 (9.7) |
8 (1.6) |
206 (78.0) |
53 (20.1) |
5 (1.9) |
0.001** |
|
Imposition of unnecessary references |
363 (64.8) |
154 (27.5) |
43 (7.7) |
389 (74.5) |
99 (19.2) |
28 (5.4) |
154 (58.3) |
85 (32.2) |
25 (9.5) |
<0.001** |
| |
Strongly disagree/Disagree |
Neutral |
Strongly agree/Agree |
Strongly disagree/Disagree |
Neutral |
Strongly agree/Agree |
Strongly disagree/Disagree |
Neutral |
Strongly agree/Agree |
p value |
| |
N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
|
|
Journal peer review is: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
fair |
137 (24.5) |
166 (29.6) |
257 (45.9) |
97 (18.1) |
137 (26.6) |
282 (54.7) |
70 (26.5) |
84 (31.8) |
110 (41.7) |
0.004** |
|
transparent |
250 (44.6) |
176 (31.4) |
134 (23.9) |
225 (43.6) |
152 (29.5) |
139 (26.9) |
135 (51.1) |
65 (24.6) |
64 (24.2) |
0.2 |
|
scientific |
117 (20.9) |
167 (29.8) |
276 (49.3) |
119 (23.1) |
152 (29.5) |
245 (47.5) |
68 (25.8) |
80 (30.3) |
116 (43.9) |
0.6 |
|
free from interference |
283 (50.5) |
179 (32.0 |
98 (17.5) |
228 (44.2) |
167 (32.4) |
121 (23.4) |
148 (56.1) |
80 (30.3) |
36 (13.6) |
0.004** |
|
Anonymity of authors |
138 (24.6) |
115 (20.5) |
307 (54.8) |
89 (17.2) |
99 (19.2) |
328 (63.6) |
69 (26.1) |
50 (18.9) |
145 (54.9) |
0.009** |
| Appeal system in every journal | 93 (16.6) | 100 (17.9) | 367 (65.5) | 74 (14.3) | 95 (18.4) | 347 (67.2) | 31 (11.7) | 40 (15.2) | 193 (73.1) | 0.2 |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.