What Journal Authors Want: Ten Years of Results from Elsevier's Author Feedback Programme

The Concerns of Authors: Textual Analysis of Online Journal Reviews

“…Authors are not only "customers" but also content providers, and the content determines the academic level of a journal. Many attempts have been made to examine authors' concerns and expectations of journals (Coles, 1993;Mabe & Mulligan, 2011;Nicholas, Jamali, & Rowlands, 2006;Pitts & Stanley, 2007;Rowlands, Nicholas, & Huntington, 2004). However, the respondents in these studies are drawn largely from North America and Europe (see for example Rowlands et al, 2004) with few researchers concentrating on the perceptions of authors from other regions.…”

What Motivates Authors of Scholarly Articles? The Importance of Journal Attributes and Potential Audience on Publication Choice

“…Results from the annual summaries of the 2002 and 2009 "Elsevier Author Feedback Program" [5] indicate eight key factors authors consider when choosing a journal outlet. In both the 2002 and 2009 summaries, the most important factors were intrinsic characteristics of the journal: refereeing quality and refereeing speed.…”

“…Journal attributes refers to a set of eight possible considerations that academic authors may take into account when choosing a journal outlet in which to publish their work. These eight attributes, which were drawn from both previous research (commonly referred to as "factors") [3,5] and the focus groups conducted among this population prior to the survey include audience, editor or editorial board, fit with scope of journal, impact factor, likelihood of acceptance, open access, quality and reputation of journal, and time from submission to publication. Respondents were also given the opportunity to list other attributes they consider when choosing a journal outlet for their research.…”

“…In the previous era of print-based journal publication, three major aspects attracted authors: scholarly reputation, speed of publication, and physical quality of the processed papers [4]. In the new era of digital publishing, online availability of research not only introduces an increased level of dissemination and access but also introduces new options for scholarly communication behavior [5]. This change has produced insights into what now matters to scholarly authors, leading to the question: What, if anything, has changed in authorship priorities in the digital publishing era?…”

Understanding end‐users in academic book publishing

“…For 31 These studies have the advantage of scale but are limited by their broad coverage across numerous disciplines and their focus on company-specific issues. An example of publications from consultancies is OutSell's 2014 report on information needs amongst engineering and science professionals.…”