Summary of results of quantitative survey items
| Item | Response | Total N |
| Institutional items | ||
| Did the primary institution you were based at the year you published your paper have a written policy for publishing that prohibited predatory journals? (n, %) | Yes: 4 (5.0) No: 53 (66.3) Do not know: 23 (28.7) | 80 |
| Did the primary institution you were based at the year you published your paper make you feel pressured to publish (eg, as part of a degree requirement or for promotion and/or tenure)? (n, %) | Yes: 32 (41.0) No: 46 (59.0) | 78 |
| Did the primary institution you were based the year you published your paper have a policy on whether faculty need a specific number of publications to be considered for promotion or tenure? (n, %) | Yes: 20 (25.3) No: 40 (46.5) Unsure: 9 (11.4) Not applicable (eg, I was a student): 10 (12.7) | 79 |
| Participants’ perceptions and experience publishing | ||
| We believe the journal in which you published may be a predatory journal. When submitting, were you: | Aware that it was predatory: 3 (3.9) Not aware that it was predatory, but now do consider it predatory: 38 (46.3) Not aware that it was predatory and continue to think it is not predatory: 36 (43.9) | 77 |
| How did you first become aware of this presumed predatory journal prior to submission? | E-mail invitation: 32 (41.0) A colleague: 10 (12.8) Supervisor/mentor: 5 (6.4) Reading the journal: 4 (5.1) Online searching for journal: 22 (28.2) Other: 5 (6.4) | 78 |
| Had the paper you published in this presumed predatory journal been submitted elsewhere previously? | Yes: 28 (35.4) No: 48 (60.8) Unsure: 3 (3.8) | 79 |
| How many times had the paper been submitted previously? | 1: 8 (28.6) 2: 12 (42.9) 3: 4 (14.3) 4+: 2 (7.1) Do not remember: 2 (7.1) | 28 |
| How was the paper submitted to the journal? | Online submission portal: 55 (70.5) Via email: 21 (26.9) Other: 2 (2.6) | 78 |
| What factors or criteria influenced your decision to submit your manuscript to this journal instead of another journal (select all that apply)? | I felt it was the appropriate journal for my publication based on my normal process for selecting a journal (eg, quality of journal, fit of topic/audience, etc): 53 (67.1) Adding to my CV quickly for hiring, promotion or tenure: 6 (7.6) Adding to my CV quickly for a grant application: 0 (0.0) I needed to publish a paper quickly as part of my coursework/programme: 17 (21.5) General pressure to publish: 13 (16.5) Unable to publish the paper in other journals: 13 (16.5) Other: 4 (5.1) | 79 |
| Peer review | ||
| Did the paper receive peer review? | Yes: 65 (83.3) No: 12 (16.7) | 78 |
| Was the peer review substantial and helpful? | Yes: 51 (79.7) No: 13 (20.3) | 64 |
| Article processing charges | ||
| Where did you obtain money to pay the fee to publish? | Research grant funding: 7 (9.6) University/employer research funding: 10 (13.7) Personal money: 29 (39.7) Other: 3 (4.1) No fee paid: 24 (32.9) | 73 |
| Would you publish in this journal again in the future? | Yes: 21 (27.6) No: 30 (36.6) Uncertain: 25 (30.5) | 76 |