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Now, we are interested in your attitude towards new research topics, which are constitutive of a discipline's character and status. For reasons of simplicity, the term research topics is meant to encompass objects of study as well as research problems.

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Now, we are interested in your attitude towards new theoretical approaches, which are constitutive of a discipline's character and status. For reasons of simplicity, the term theoretical approach is meant to encompass concepts and models.

 

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Now, we are interested in your attitude towards new methodological approaches, which are constitutive of a discipline's character and status. For reasons of simplicity, the term methodological approach is meant to encompass research techniques and instruments.
]]> About You

]]> About the Journal

]]> About the Review Process

]]> ]]> qid parent_qid sid gid type title question preg help other mandatory question_order language scale_id same_default relevance <![CDATA[DSICNSRT]]> Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements.

]]> <![CDATA[DSICNSTA]]> Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements.

]]> <![CDATA[EMPJ]]> Does the journal you currently are (or recently were) editor of generally accept empirical papers for publication?

]]> <![CDATA[DSICNSMA]]> Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements.

]]> <![CDATA[SUSCEP]]> Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements.

]]> <![CDATA[CIP]]> Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements.

]]> <![CDATA[LONGTO]]> Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements.

]]> <![CDATA[WL]]> Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements.

Please refer to your job as a journal editor.

]]> <![CDATA[CNEDAGE]]> How old are you?

]]> <![CDATA[CNEDGEND]]> Please indicate your gender:

]]> <![CDATA[CNEDCULT]]> What is your cultural background?

]]> <![CDATA[CNEDORG]]> Which of the following best describes the organization you work for?

]]> <![CDATA[CNEDPOS]]> Which of the following best describes your position within your organization?

]]> <![CDATA[CNEDBOARDNUM]]> Of how many journals are you currently a member of the editorial board?

]]> <![CDATA[CNEDEXPED]]> Overall in your career, how many years have you served as an editor-in-chief, senior, or associate editor?

]]> <![CDATA[CNEDWLOAD]]> How many hours per week do you devote to your job as a journal editor?

]]> <![CDATA[CNJOSUBNUM]]> How many manuscripts have been submitted to the journal you currently are (or recently were) editor of in total during the last year?

]]> <![CDATA[CNJOREJR]]> With respect to the last year, the rejection rate lay between

]]> <![CDATA[CNJOSPISS]]> Does the journal provide special issues and/ or special sections?

]]> <![CDATA[CNRPLENGTH1]]> How many months lie on average between submission of a manuscript and decision to publish?

]]> <![CDATA[CNRPCONSREV1]]> How important or unimportant is consensus of the reviewer recommendations for you to arrive at a decision?

]]> <![CDATA[CNRPCONSREV2]]> How often have you made a decision on acceptance or rejection by overriding the majority of the reviewer recommendations?

]]> <![CDATA[REJOQ]]> For what reasons have you rejected a manuscript although you appreciated it?

]]> <![CDATA[EVALCRIT]]> Below, some evaluative criteria are listed that are typically applied in the appraisal of submitted manuscripts. If you had to bring these criteria in a ranked order according to their priority, which criterion would you rank first, second, third…?

]]> <![CDATA[FID]]> In your role as a member of the editorial team, do you make the final decision on acceptance or rejection of a manuscript?

]]> <![CDATA[RPS1]]> <![CDATA[RPS2]]> Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements.

]]> <![CDATA[REJ]]> Have you ever rejected a manuscript although you appreciated it?

]]> <![CDATA[CNEDDISC]]> Which of the following best describes your field of research?

]]> qid parent_qid sid gid type title question preg help other mandatory question_order language scale_id same_default relevance <![CDATA[DSIRT1]]> In general, I am among the first to accept a paper dealing with a new research topic.

]]> <![CDATA[DSIRT2]]> Compared to other journal editors, I have accepted a lot of papers that deal with a new research topic.

]]> <![CDATA[DSIRT3]]> I will not accept a paper that deals with a new research topic if I haven't heard of it before.

]]> <![CDATA[DSIRT4]]> I like to accept a paper that deals with a new research topic before other journals do.

]]> <![CDATA[DSITA3]]> I will not accept a paper that applies a new theoretical approach if I haven't heard of it before.

]]> <![CDATA[DSITA4]]> I like to accept a paper that applies a new theoretical approach before other journals do.

]]> <![CDATA[DSITA2]]> Compared to other journal editors, I have accepted a lot of papers that apply a new theoretical approach.

]]> <![CDATA[DSITA1]]> In general, I am among the first to accept a paper that applies a new theoretical approach.

]]> <![CDATA[DSIMA3]]> I will not accept a paper that applies a new methodological approach if I haven't heard of it before.

]]> <![CDATA[DSIMA4]]> I like to accept a paper that applies a new methodological approach before other journals do.

]]> <![CDATA[DSIMA2]]> Compared to other journal editors, I have accepted a lot of papers that apply a new methodological approach.

]]> <![CDATA[DSIMA1]]> In general, I am among the first to accept a paper applying a new methodological approach.

]]> <![CDATA[SUSCEP1]]> I rarely accept papers until I am sure the reviewers approve of them.

]]> <![CDATA[SUSCEP2]]> When accepting papers, I generally accept those papers that I think the scientific community will approve of.

]]> <![CDATA[SUSCEP3]]> I often accept papers the reviewers expect me to accept.

]]> <![CDATA[CIP1]]> When you accept a paper for publication, it is not a big deal if you make a mistake.

]]> <![CDATA[CIP2]]> It is really annoying to accept a paper for publication that is not suitable.

]]> <![CDATA[CIP3]]> If, after a paper has been published, my choice proves to be poor, I would be really upset.

]]> <![CDATA[CIP4]]> Whenever you accept papers, you never really know whether they are the ones that should have been accepted.

]]> <![CDATA[CIP5]]> Choosing papers for publication is rather complicated.

]]> <![CDATA[CIP6]]> When you accept a paper for publication, you are never certain of your choice.

]]> <![CDATA[LONGTO1]]> I work hard for the journal's success in the future.

]]> <![CDATA[WL2]]> My workload is too heavy for my job.

]]> <![CDATA[WL1]]> I do not have enough time to get everything done in my job.

]]> <![CDATA[WL3]]> I have to work very fast in my job.

]]> <![CDATA[RPS22]]> I take risks regularly.

]]> <![CDATA[RPS21]]> I prefer to avoid risks.

]]> <![CDATA[RPS23]]> I really dislike not knowing what is going to happen.

]]> <![CDATA[RPS24]]> I usually view risks as a challenge.

]]> <![CDATA[RPS11]]> I see myself as a ...

]]> <![CDATA[CNSRT1]]> I continually seek for papers that deal with new research topics.

]]> <![CDATA[CNSRT2]]> I like papers that introduce new research topics.

]]> <![CDATA[CNSTA1]]> I continually seek papers that apply new theoretical approaches.

]]> <![CDATA[CNSTA2]]> I like papers that introduce new theoretical approaches.

]]> <![CDATA[CNSMA1]]> I continually seek papers that apply new methodological approaches.

]]> <![CDATA[CNSMA2]]> I like papers that introduce new methodological approaches.

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Welcome to the survey!

As an editor of the journal {TOKEN:ATTRIBUTE_2}, you assume a very important and influential role in shaping the scientfic discourse and academic values in your discipline. This brief survey is conducted to better understand different publication practices across four disciplines: business & management, chemistry, economics, and medicine. 

The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. There are no right or wrong answers, so please respond spontaneously to all questions and statements from an editor's perspective.

We respect your privacy and we guarantee complete confidentiality. Our research interest is in the average responses of the entire group of participants. Data will be reported only in the aggregate and no individual will be identified in any way in written reports of this research. Data are used for scientific purposes only and will not be passed on to third parties.

Preliminary results of this study will be published on our research blog. The link of our research blog will be provided on the last page of this survey.

Thank you very much for participating in this survey!

Jessica Petersen

University of Hamburg
Faculty of Business, Economics & Social Sciences
Department of Socioeconomics
Chair of Public Management

Jessica.Petersen@wiso.uni-hamburg.de

]]> Thank you very much for completing this survey!

 

Preliminary results of this study will be published on our research blog. 

Visit our research blog to find out more about us and our research project:

 

Jessica Petersen

 

]]> Dear {FIRSTNAME} {LASTNAME},

In your role as an editor of the journal {ATTRIBUTE_2}, you fulfill a crucial role in the process of selecting and distributing scientifig knowledge within and beyond your research discipline. With increasing submissions and publications, your function gets even more important.
 
I am writing to ask for your help in a study. We conduct a survey on how publication behavior of journal editors differs across disciplines. For this purpose, we address journal editors of four different disciplines: business & management, chemistry, economics, and medicine. You are one of the journal editors who has been randomly selected to participate in this study. Your answers will provide a vital contribution for understanding different publication patterns across disciplines.
 
The questionnaire is short, only 29 questions, and will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. To begin the survey, please click on the following link: 
 
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This survey is part of a joint research project, hosted at Hamburg University and Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen. It is generously funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (Grant No. 01PY13014).

We respect your privacy and we guarantee complete confidentiality. Our research interest is in the average responses of the entire group of participants. Data will be reported only in the aggregate and no individual will be identified in any way in written reports of this research. Data are used for scientific purposes only and will be not passed on to third parties.

By taking a few minutes, you will be adding greatly to our understanding of discipline-specific publication patterns. We hope you enjoy completing the questionnaire and we look forward to receiving your responses. Preliminary results of this study will be published on our research blog http://science-studies.com/

Many Thanks,

{ADMINNAME}

University of Hamburg
Faculty of Business, Economics & Social Sciences
Department of Socioeconomics
Chair of Public Management 

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Recently we invited you to participate in a survey about how publication patterns differ across disciplines.

As an editor of the journal {ATTRIBUTE_2}, you fulfill a central role in the process of selecting and distributing scientifig knowledge within and beyond your research discipline. With increasing submissions and publications, your function gets even more important. A goal of this study is to compare different publication patterns across four disciplines: business & management, chemistry, economics, and medicine. You are part of a random sample of journal editors that has been chosen to complete a brief questionnaire. Your answers are vital to the success of the study. 

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University of Hamburg
Faculty of Business, Economics & Social Sciences
Department of Socioeconomics
Chair of Public Management 

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University of Hamburg
Faculty of Business, Economics & Social Sciences
Department of Socioeconomics
Chair of Public Management 

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