Table 5.
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Knowledge of predatory journals | P value | |
No (n=57) (%) | Yes (n=131) (%) | ||
Gender (n=183) | |||
Male | 38 (20.8) | 90 (49.2) | 0.515* |
Female | 19 (10.4) | 36 (19.6) | |
Highest education | |||
Resident | 12 (6.4) | 11 (5.9) | <0.001* |
Specialist registrar | 7 (3.7) | 20 (10.6) | |
Consultant | 22 (11.7) | 19 (10.1) | |
Lecturer | 3 (1.6) | 19 (10.1) | |
Professor | 10 (5.3) | 56 (29.8) | |
Miscellaneous | 3 (1.6) | 6 (3.2) | |
Working place | |||
Hospital | 20 (10.6) | 21 (11.2) | <0.001* |
Private practice | 16 (8.5) | 8 (4.3) | |
University-affiliated hospital | 19 (10.1) | 93 (49.5) | |
Miscellaneous | 2 (1.1) | 9 (4.8) | |
Do you read scientific literature (Original Articles, Reviews, …)? | |||
Yes | 56 (29.8) | 130 (69.1) | 0.516† |
No | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | |
Do you have scientific experience? | |||
Yes | 43 (22.9) | 127 (67.6) | <0.001† |
No | 14 (7.4) | 4 (2.1) | |
Are you scientifically active at the moment? | |||
Yes | 30 (16.0) | 119 (63.3) | <0.001* |
No | 27 (14.4) | 12 (6.4) | |
Did you publish any high impact publications in your field? | |||
Yes | 21 (12.4) | 93 (55.1) | 0.005* |
No | 21 (12.4) | 34 (20.1) | |
How many publications did you author as first or last author? (n=169) | |||
<10 publications | 24 (14.2) | 31 (18.3) | <0.001* |
10–100 publications | 17 (10.1) | 82 (48.5) | |
>100 publications | 1 (0.6) | 14 (8.3) | |
How many publications did you co-author? (n=169) | |||
<10 publications | 18 (10.7) | 14 (8.3) | <0.001* |
10–100 publications | 17 (10.1) | 84 (49.7) | |
>100 publications | 7 (4.1) | 29 (17.1) | |
Are you listed as corresponding-author in one of your publication? (n=169) | |||
Yes | 25 (14.8) | 107 (63.3) | 0.001* |
No | 17 (10.1) | 20 (11.8) | |
Do you know the ‘Open Access’ system? | |||
Yes | 41 (21.8) | 129 (68.6) | <0.001† |
No | 16 (8.5) | 2 (1.1) | |
Were you confronted with scientific literature/studies by patients? | |||
Yes | 38 (20.2) | 101 (53.7) | 0.134* |
No | 19 (10.1) | 30 (16.0) | |
Do you receive invitations by journals to contribute an article (Orig. Article, Review, Research Letter, …)? | |||
Yes | 28 (14.9) | 114 (60.6) | <0.001* |
No | 29 (15.4) | 17 (9.0) | |
Do you know how to identify a potentially ‘Predatory Journal’? | |||
Yes | 5 (2.7) | 98 (52.1) | <0.001† |
No | 52 (27.7) | 33 (17.6) | |
Are you aware of the Beall’s List? | |||
Yes | 3 (1.6) | 49 (26.1) | <0.001† |
No | 54 (28.7) | 82 (43.6) |
*Pearson X2 test.
†Fisher’s exact test.