Table 5 Challenges to publishing a new journal awaiting an Impact Factor – To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding the Impact Factor of a journal?
n | Highly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Highly disagree | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I am forbidden to use grant money to publish main results in journals without an Impact Factora | 266 | 12.4% | 20.3% | 29.3% | 19.5% | 18.4% |
I state in my grant proposals that results will be sent for publication to high Impact Factor journalsa | 266 | 20.3% | 30.1% | 27.4% | 12.8% | 9.4% |
I would publish in a journal without an Impact Factor if it targets results to key audiences | 267 | 23.6% | 40.4% | 17.6% | 11.2% | 7.1% |
I would publish my results in a journal without an Impact Factor if my paper was part of a special issue with the participation of prominent authors | 267 | 29.6% | 44.9% | 6.4% | 12.0% | 7.1% |
I would publish in a journal without an Impact Factor if I did not have to pay for its publication | 266 | 18.8% | 28.6% | 21.4% | 17.3% | 13.9% |