Table 4.

Social Barriers and suggested enablers

Barriers	f	Enablers	f
Difficulty of journal evaluation process	35	Thoroughly reading the scope and rules of the journal	18
		Using good visuals to increase intelligibility	11
		Getting information about the process from those who have submitted publications to similar journals	10
		Evaluating like a reviewer before submitting to the journal	7
		Examining the latest publications of the target journal	4
		Contacting the journal editor	2
Failure of group members to fulfill their responsibilities in collaborative work	34	Division of labor	23
		Benefiting from group members’ opinions	15
		Building teams out of people who can work in harmony	13
		Having a conciliatory manner when problems arise	13
		Including people who can take an active role in the group	11
		Setting a calendar for collaborative work	7
		One person being a group leader	6
		Warning a friend not completing his/her duty properly	5
		Implementing a project-based study process	3
Too many educational and administrative responsibilities	32	Scheduling time for academic writing considering responsibilities	22
		Dispensing with social life	14
		Reducing course loads and administrative duties	4
		Teamwork	2
Family responsibilities	20	Dispensing with family and social life	16
		Using working hours effectively	11
		Sharing tasks at home	1
Inadequate guidance of the academic supervisor	15	Supervisor’s encouragement to publish	11
		Communication training given to supervisors	7
Inability to create a team	9	Building a strong academic network	8
Graduate students with incomplete academic development	9	Creating awareness of academic publication in graduate education	5
		Graduate courses having academic publications as outputs	3
		Compulsory and free participation in academic seminars	2
Difficulty in obtaining research permit	8	Getting help from teammates for the permits in the project	2
Too many visitors	6	Posting a warning on the door to avoid disturbance	3

f frequency