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(1) Questionnaire (for authors, reviewers, readers) 

In the scope of a 1 st year project of the Medical course of the Faculty of Medicine of the 

University of Porto, Portugal, we would like to better understand what are the most valued 

services provided by online scientific journals for stakeholders. 

This questionnaire consists of three parts: characterization, relevance of services, and 

personal data. All personal data will be anonymized and the answers will be strictly 

confidential. 

Part I (characterization of the stakeholder) 

1. What roll do you often play in a scientific journal In case of performing more than 

one role, select all the ones you play. 

Author 

Reviewer 

Reader 

2. How long have you performed these roles 

Author:_____years 

Reviewer:____years 

Reader:____years 

3. Number of articles published by year, indexed in ISI Web of Knowledge: 

2 or less 

Between 3 and 5, including 

More than 5 

Not applied

4. How often do you access tools of scientific research (e.g., Pubmed or Scopus) 

Everyday 

Few times a week 

Few times a month 

Part II - The following questions refer only to online scientific journals 

1. Considering the way you are involved in an online scientific journal, are the provided 

services enough to help you with your needs 

Not at all Not quite Enough Very Completely 

2. The following services are often available by online scientific journals. For each one of 

these services, select an option according to your opinion on average quality that 

journals present in this topic: 

a. Journal's archive: 

Very bad Bad Sufficient Good Very good 

b. Help for authors: 


c. Information about the submission process: 


d. Help for readers 


e. Help for reviewers: 


f. Subscriptions: 


g. Help on the subscription process: 


h. Connection to social networks: 


i. Contact with author (after submission): 

Very bad Bad Sufficient Good Very good

3. Now, please evaluate the previous services according to the relevance they might 

have on research dissemination: 


Irrelevant Low relevance Relevant High relevance Very high relevance 





d. Help for readers 












4. The following services are not usual in online scientific journals. For each one of these 

services, select an option according to your opinion about them: 

a. Discussion chat: 


b. Availability of reviewer's comments: 


5. In your opinion, is there any service that you consider central that has not been 

previously mentioned 

Yes 

No

5.1 If you previously answered "Yes", please indicate the service(s): 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

Part III (personal data) 

1. Place of work (only country): 

_______________________________________________________________________ 

2. Age 

Less than 20 Between 20 and 35 Between 36 and 50 More than 50 

3. Degree: 

Student Graduation Master's degree PhD 

4. Main occupation: 

Health professional Health technician Professor Researcher Student 

5. Time of experience in the context of scientific research (in years): ____Years 

Thank you for your willingness to answer this questionnaire!

(2) Questionnaire (for editors) 

In the scope of a 1st year project of the Medical course of the Faculty of Medicine of the 

University of Porto, Portugal, we would like to better understand what are the most valued 

services provided by online scientific journals for stakeholders. 

This questionnaire consists of three parts: characterization, relevance of services, and 

personal data. All personal data will be anonymized and the answers will be strictly 

confidential. 

Part I (characterization of the stakeholder) 

1. How long have you worked as an editor _______ Years 

2. How often do you access tools of scientific research (e.g., Pubmed or Scopus) 

Everyday Few times a week Few times a month 

Part II (The following questions refer only to online scientific journals) 

1. Considering the way you are involved in an online scientific journal, are the provided 

services enough to help you with your needs 

Not at all Not quite Enough Very quite Completely quite 

2. The following services are often available by online scientific journals. For each one of 

these services, select an option according to your opinion on average quality that 

journals present in this topic: 






Very bad Bad Sufficient Good Very good

d. Help for readers: 












3. Now, please evaluate the previous services according to the relevance they might have 

on research dissemination: 


Irrelevant 

Low relevance 

Relevant 

High relevance 

Very high relevance 


Irrelevant 

Low relevance 

Relevant 


Very high relevance


Irrelevant 

Low relevance 

Relevant 



d. Help for readers: 

Irrelevant 

Low relevance 

Relevant 




Irrelevant 

Low relevance 

Relevant 




Irrelevant 

Low relevance 

Relevant 



g. Help on the subscription process 

Irrelevant 

Low relevance 

Relevant 


Very high relevance


Irrelevant 

Low relevance 

Relevant 




Irrelevant 

Low relevance 

Relevant 



4. The following services are not usual in online scientific journals. For each one of these 

services, select an option according to your opinion about them: 

a. Discussion chat: 

Irrelevant 

Low relevance 

Relevant 



b. Availability of reviewer's comments: 

Irrelevant 

Low relevance 

Relevant 


Very high relevance

5. In your opinion, is there any service that you consider central that has not been 

previously mentioned 

Yes 

No 

5.1 If you previously answered "Yes", please indicate the service(s): 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

Part III (personal data) 

1. Place of work (only country): 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

2. Age: 

Less than 20 

Between 20 and 35 

Between 36 and 50 

More than 50 

3. Degree: 

Graduation Master's degree PhD 

4. Main occupation: 

Health professional 

Health technician 

Professor 

Researcher 

Student 

5. Time of experience in the context of scientific research (in years): ________ Years 

Thank you for your willingness to answer this questionnaire!

(3) Interview (for institutions) 

Este questionário insere-se num conjunto de esforços que visam a avaliação dos serviços 

prestados pelas revistas científicas online. 

Pretende-se, então, conhecer a opinião de algumas instituições sobre aspectos relacionados 

coma as funcionalidades disponibilizadas, de um modo geral, pela maioria das revistas 

online. 

Assim, gostariamos de pedir a colaboração de um representante da sua instituição para a 

avaliação dos aspectos positivos que podemos encontrar no uso de uma revista 

científica online e na identificação dos que poderiam ser melhorados. 

As seguintes perguntas referem-se unicamente a revistas científicas online: 

1. Tendo em conta a forma como está envolvido numa revista científica, considera os 

serviços providenciados suficientes para o ajudar nas suas necessidades 

Não Insuficiente Suficiente Muito Completamente 

2. Os seguintes serviços encontram-se normalmente disponíveis em revistas científicas 

online. Para cada um destes serviços, indique, de acordo com a sua opinião, como 

classificaria cada um deles: (Muito Bom; Bom; Suficiente; Mau; Muito Mau) 

a. Arquivo da revista: 

Muito mau Mau Suficiente Bom Muito bom 

b. Ajuda para autores: 


c. Informações acerca do processo de submissão: 


d. Ajuda para leitores: 


e. Ajuda para revisores: 


f. Subscrições: 

Muito mau Mau Suficiente Bom Muito bom

g. Ajuda no processo de subscrição: 


h. Ligação a redes sociais: 


i. Contacto com autores (após submissão): 


3. Agora, relativamente aos mesmos serviços, avalie-os quanto à relevância que podem ter 

em termos de disseminação científica: 

a. Arquivo da revista: 

Irrelevante 

Baixa relevância 

Relevante 

Alta relevância 

Relevância muito alta 

b. Ajuda para autores: 

Irrelevante 


Relevante 



c. Informações acerca do processo de submissão: 

Irrelevante 


Relevante 

Alta relevância

d. Ajuda para leitores: 

Irrelevante 


Relevante 



e. Ajuda para revisores: 

Irrelevante 


Relevante 



f. Subscrições: 

Irrelevante 


Relevante 



g. Ajuda no processo de subscrição: 

Irrelevante 


Relevante 


Relevância muito alta

h. Ligação a redes sociais: 

Irrelevante 


Relevante 



i. Contato com autores (após submissão): 

Irrelevante 


Relevante 



4. Os seguintes serviços não são muito usuais em revistas científicas online. Para cada um 

destes serviços, dê a sua opinião acerca da qualidade que em média as revistas 

científicas apresentam nesse serviço. 

a. Chat de discussão: 

Irrelevante 


Relevante 


Relevância muito alta

. Acesso a comentários de revisores: 

Irrelevante 


Relevante 



5. Na sua opinião, há algum serviço que considere essencial e que ainda não tenha sido 

mencionado previamente 

Sim 

Não 

5.1. Se sim, por favor, indique qual(ais) o(s) serviço(s) : 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

Perguntas de resposta aberta: 

1. Tendo em conta o fim prosseguido por essa instituição, refira que vantagens vê na 

consulta regular de revistas científicas online 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

2. Indique quais dos serviços prestados pelas revistas científicas online que, na sua 

opinião, tem mais utilidade para a sua instituição Porquê 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

_________________________________________________________________________

3. Considera que existem aspectos nestas funcionalidades disponibilizadas pelas revistas 

científicas que podem ser melhorados Quais 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

4. Fazendo apelo à sua experiência de leitura de artigos científicos no âmbito da profissão 

que exerce, refira a importância da existência de fóruns nestas revistas para melhorar a 

actividade da sua instituição 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________ 

Muito obrigado pela sua disponibilidade para participar neste estudo!

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