Appendix 1. Interview guide
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| Research Question(s) |
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| Which considerations researchers make before publishing in one of the scientific journals that charge publication fees? |
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| Topics to be explored |
Interview Questions |
Additional Questions |
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| Can you tell us about what made you write this research article? | Why did you decide to write it? |
| How did you get to know about this journal? | Did you talk with your colleagues about which journal to publish in? |
| | Have you sent the article to other journals? |
| | Yes/No. What happened then? |
| | What made you decide on this journal? |
| | Have you published in this journal before? |
| How did you experience the submission process? | What is your experience with this journal? |
| | What is your experience with this journal compared to other journals? How did you experience the review process? |
| | Did you have to revise it before acceptance? |
| | Would you consider submitting an article to this journal again? |
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| Did you pay any publication fee for the publication? | Yes. When did you pay the publication fee? |
| | Who paid for the publication fee? |
| Researcher’s publication practice | Could you describe as much detail as possible what you typically do when you publish research articles? | |
| How do you normally decide on which journal to publish your research article in? | Do you decide on which journal to publish in before or after conducting your research? |
| (listen for words like prestige, familiarity, waiting time, acceptance probablilty, credibility) | Have you had any research articles rejected? |
| | Yes. How do you feel about it? |
| Was the submission process with the article we have talked about different from other submission processes? | Yes. How was it different? |
| | What do you like most/least about publishing? |
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| Publication practices in research community | How much do you know about predatory journals? | |
| Were you aware about this journal? | |
| Do you typically talk with your colleagues about which journals to publish in? | Yes. Could you say something more about that? |
| Organizational context for publication practices | Have you experienced a pressure
to publish? | From whom? |
| Have you ever been rewarded for getting articles published? | Yes? Have you been rewarded for getting published in your current position at SDU? |
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