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Factors influencing surgeons’ choice of journal for article submission

Factors influencing surgeons’ choice of journal for article submission. Vougot, France June 12-14, 2009. Kjetil Søreide MD PhD. Department of Surgery. Department of Surgical Sciences. Background. JCR: some 139 ”surgery” journals available NOT incl. non-indexed; BMC etc …

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Factors influencing surgeons’ choice of journal for article submission

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  1. Factors influencing surgeons’ choice of journal for article submission Vougot, France June 12-14, 2009 Kjetil Søreide MD PhD Department of Surgery Department of Surgical Sciences

  2. Background • JCR: some 139 ”surgery” journals available • NOT incl. non-indexed; BMC etc… • How to choose a [”the right”] journal? * • visibility of the journal, • the focus of the journal and how well it matches the topic of the manuscript, • the impact factor of the journal, • the timeliness of the editorial office process and whether feedback is constructive, • journal accessibility, author costs, and the governance of the journal * Thompson, Chest 2007

  3. Objective • What factor(s) guide surgeons’ journal submission preferences?

  4. Materials • Authors of top 5 general surgical journals • Years 2007-2008 • Email contact & online questionaire • Person descriptives (age, gender, field etc) • “Factor importance” rating

  5. Factors scored for 'unimportant', for 'of little importance', for 'somewhat important', for 'important' for 'very important'

  6. Factors investigated • Journal Impact factor • Journal overall reputation • Knowing editors/editorial board • Subscription numbers and wide distribution • Open access to articles • General scope of journal • Specialty scope of journal • Costs with publication • Journal previously published on “your” topic • Previous acceptance in same journal • Fast-track decision • Time from acceptance to “in print” • Time from acceptance to “e-print” • acceptance/rejection rate • Possibility to invite/exclude referees

  7. Journal factors in categories

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