Table 2.
Answers of all participants on the topic of general scientific publishing
| Do you read scientific literature (original articles, reviews, …)? n, (%) | |
| Yes | 186 (98.9) |
| No | 2 (1.1) |
| If yes, which type of media do you use?*† yes, n (%) (n=186) | |
| PubMed/Medline | 180 (96.8) |
| German institute for medical documentation and information | 10 (5.4) |
| Journal-Newsfeed | 38 (20.4) |
| OncLive | 4 (2.2) |
| Scientific online platforms | 70 (37.6) |
| Textbooks | 66 (35.5) |
| UpToDate | 112 (60.2) |
| If yes, do such articles influence your diagnostic/therapeutic decisions?*, n (%) (n=186) | |
| Yes | 181 (96.3) |
| No | 5 (2.7) |
| Do you have scientific experience?, n (%) | |
| Yes | 170 (90.4) |
| No | 18 (9.6) |
| If yes, in which form?*†, yes, n (%) (n=170) | |
| Writing of publications | 169 (99.4) |
| Editor | 38 (22.4) |
| Reviewer for one or more journals | 125 (73.5) |
| How many publications did you author as first or last author?*, n (%) (n=169) | |
| <10 publications | 55 (32.5) |
| 10–100 publications | 99 (58.6) |
| >100 publications | 15 (8.9) |
| Did you publish any high-impact publications in your field?*, n (%) (n=169) | |
| Yes | 114 (67.5) |
| No | 55 (32.5) |
| How many publications did you co-author?*, n (%) (n=169) | |
| <10 publications | 32 (18.9) |
| 10–100 publications | 101 (59.8) |
| >100 publications | 36 (21.3) |
| Are you listed as Corresponding-Author in one of your publication?*, n (%) (n=169) | |
| Yes | 132 (78.1) |
| No | 37 (21.9) |
| If yes, how often?*, n (%) (n=132) | |
| 1–10 | 54 (40.9) |
| 11–20 | 20 (15.2) |
| 21–50 | 39 (29.5) |
| >50 | 19 (14.4) |
| Are you scientifically active at the moment?, n (%) | |
| Yes | 149 (79.3) |
| No | 39 (20.7) |
| Which arguments are the most important for you if considering a specific journal for publication of your scientific work?†, yes, n (%) | |
| Press work | 3 (1.6) |
| Rapid publication process | 68 (36.2) |
| High-impact factor | 133 (70.7) |
| Peer review | 143 (76.1) |
| Prestigious Editorial Board | 58 (30.9) |
| No publication costs | 39 (20.7) |
| Good editorial support | 33 (17.6) |
| Good indexing (PubMed, PMC, …) | 98 (52.1) |
| I don’t publish anything | 22 (11.7) |
| Which arguments would you include in the grading of the reliability of a specific scientific journal?†, yes, n (%) | |
| Indexing of the journal (Pubmed, Web of Science, …) | 129 (68.6) |
| Impact factor of the journal | 154 (81.9) |
| Prominence of the editor in chief | 51 (27.1) |
| Cooperation with international organisations/societies | 72 (38.3) |
| Layout of the journal | 8 (4.3) |
| Localisation of the editorial office | 28 (14.9) |
| Publishing experiences of other colleagues | 86 (45.7) |
| Publisher | 33 (17.6) |
| Amount of publication costs | 40 (21.3) |
| Further information on the peer-review process | 76 (40.4) |
| Third party experience (eg, Blog entries/Google entries) | 18 (9.6) |
| Quality of the submission system | 21 (11.2) |
| Scope of the journal | 45 (23.9) |
| Internet presence of the journal | 39 (20.7) |
Numbers in the table represent n (%). Missing values are not shown explicitly but are the difference to the given total number.
*Follow-up question, total number of answers out of all possible answers are given in brackets. Missing values are not shown explicitly but are the difference to the given total number. Percentages have been calculated from all valid given answers.
†Multiple answers possible.