Table 2 A detailed description of the number of publications and open access publishing, depending on the knowledge of predatory journals
All participants N = 291 | Knowledge of predatory journals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes N = 116 | No N = 175 | p-value | ||
Is there any possibility to do research at your work place, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 227 (78,0) | 108 (93,1) | 119 (68,0) | < 0,001 |
No | 64 (22,0) | 8 (6,9) | 56 (32,0) | |
Total number of publications, n (%) | ||||
0 | 48 (16,5) | 13 (11,2) | 35 (26,0) | < 0,001 |
1 | 31 (10,7) | 5 (4,3) | 26 (14,9) | |
2–5 | 55 (18,9) | 7 (6,0) | 48 (27,4) | |
6–10 | 23 (7,9) | 9 (7,8) | 14 (8,0) | |
11–20 | 33 (11,3) | 15 (12,9) | 18 (10,3) | |
> 21 | 101 (34,7) | 67 (57,8) | 34 (14,4) | |
Number of publications (first/ last author), n (%) | ||||
0 | 63 (21,6) | 15 (12,9) | 48 (27,4) | < 0,001 |
1 | 37 (12,7) | 5 (4,3) | 32 (18,3) | |
2–5 | 66 (22,7) | 21 (18,1) | 45 (35,7) | |
6–10 | 25 (8,6) | 9 (7,8) | 16 (9,1) | |
11–20 | 33 (11,3) | 20 (17,2) | 13 (7,4) | |
> 21 | 67 (23,1) | 46 (39,7) | 21 (12,1) | |
Have you published anything in an open access journal (OA), n (%) | ||||
Yes | 118 (40,5) | 74 (63,8) | 44 (25,1) | < 0,001 |
No | 173 (59,5) | 42 (36,2) | 131 (74,9) | |
Have you heard of the “Directory of Open Access Journals” (DOAJ), n (%) | ||||
Yes | 61 (21,0) | 40 (34,5) | 21 (12,0) | < 0,001 |
No | 230 (79,0) | 76 (65,5) | 154 (88,0) | |
Are you familiar with the Think, Check and Submit approach before publishing, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 86 (29,6) | 72 (62,1) | 14 (8,0) | < 0,001 |
No | 205 (70,4) | 44 (37,9) | 161 (92,0) | |