Table 1

Respondent characteristics

Characteristic	N	Percentage
Workplace
Industry*	144	31
Agency	238	51
CRO	15	3
Freelance	34	7
Other	38	8
Experience of working with peer-reviewed publications (years)
<2	36	8
2–4	66	14
5–9	111	24
10 or more	256	55
Qualification‡
Master's degree	111	24
Doctorate	263	56
MD/medical qualification	26	6
Other	26	6
CMPP	161	34

*Pharmaceutical, biotech or medical device company.
†Communications company.
‡Respondents were asked to tick all that applied.
CMPP, Certified Medical Publication Professional; CRO, contract research organisation.