European Science Editing Reader Satisfaction Survey

1. 1 How often do you read your copy of ESE?

1 How often do you read your copy of ESE? Regularly

Sometimes

Rarely

2. Do you read ESE (more than one answer permissible)

Do you read ESE (more than one answer permissible) in print

online (pdf on website)?

3. How do you rate the visual presentation and layout of ESE (one answer for each subset of questions)?

How do you rate the visual presentation and layout of ESE (one answer for each subset of questions)? Good

Satisfactory

Poor

Correct balance of text and graphics

Not enough graphics/illustrations

Too many graphics/illustrations

4. Please rate your personal interest in each of the Sections of ESE:

	Very interested	Quite interested	Not interested
Editorial	*Please rate your personal interest in each of the Sections of ESE: Editorial Very interested	Editorial Quite interested	Editorial Not interested
Original articles	Original articles Very interested	Original articles Quite interested	Original articles Not interested
Essays in editing	Essays in editing Very interested	Essays in editing Quite interested	Essays in editing Not interested
Editing around the world	Editing around the world Very interested	Editing around the world Quite interested	Editing around the world Not interested
Viewpoints	Viewpoints Very interested	Viewpoints Quite interested	Viewpoints Not interested
Meeting reports	Meeting reports Very interested	Meeting reports Quite interested	Meeting reports Not interested
Book reviews	Book reviews Very interested	Book reviews Quite interested	Book reviews Not interested
EASE Forum digest	EASE Forum digest Very interested	EASE Forum digest Quite interested	EASE Forum digest Not interested
My life as an Editor	My life as an Editor Very interested	My life as an Editor Quite interested	My life as an Editor Not interested
News notes	News notes Very interested	News notes Quite interested	News notes Not interested
The Editor's bookshelf	The Editor's bookshelf Very interested	The Editor's bookshelf Quite interested	The Editor's bookshelf Not interested
Forthcoming meetings, courses and BELS examinations	Forthcoming meetings, courses and BELS examinations Very interested	Forthcoming meetings, courses and BELS examinations Quite interested	Forthcoming meetings, courses and BELS examinations Not interested
EASE business	EASE business Very interested	EASE business Quite interested	EASE business Not interested

5. Do you think that each Section of the Journal listed should be given:

	More space	The same	Less space
Editorial	*Do you think that each Section of the Journal listed should be given: Editorial More space	Editorial The same	Editorial Less space
Original articles	Original articles More space	Original articles The same	Original articles Less space
Essays in editing	Essays in editing More space	Essays in editing The same	Essays in editing Less space
Editing around the world	Editing around the world More space	Editing around the world The same	Editing around the world Less space
Viewpoints	Viewpoints More space	Viewpoints The same	Viewpoints Less space
Meeting reports	Meeting reports More space	Meeting reports The same	Meeting reports Less space
Book reviews	Book reviews More space	Book reviews The same	Book reviews Less space
EASE Forum digest	EASE Forum digest More space	EASE Forum digest The same	EASE Forum digest Less space
My life as an Editor	My life as an Editor More space	My life as an Editor The same	My life as an Editor Less space
News notes	News notes More space	News notes The same	News notes Less space
The Editor's bookshelf	The Editor's bookshelf More space	The Editor's bookshelf The same	The Editor's bookshelf Less space
Forthcoming meetings, courses and BELS examinations	Forthcoming meetings, courses and BELS examinations More space	Forthcoming meetings, courses and BELS examinations The same	Forthcoming meetings, courses and BELS examinations Less space
EASE business	EASE business More space	EASE business The same	EASE business Less space

6. For each of the following general topics, over the course of a year, i.e. 4 issues, would you like to see:

	More coverage	The same	Less coverage
Peer review	*For each of the following general topics, over the course of a year, i.e. 4 issues, would you like to see: Peer review More coverage	Peer review The same	Peer review Less coverage
Open access	Open access More coverage	Open access The same	Open access Less coverage
Copy editing	Copy editing More coverage	Copy editing The same	Copy editing Less coverage
Bibliometrics	Bibliometrics More coverage	Bibliometrics The same	Bibliometrics Less coverage
Linguistics/language issues	Linguistics/language issues More coverage	Linguistics/language issues The same	Linguistics/language issues Less coverage
Matters pertaining to local/regional journals	Matters pertaining to local/regional journals More coverage	Matters pertaining to local/regional journals The same	Matters pertaining to local/regional journals Less coverage
Ethics: plagiarism, conflict of interest, authorship	Ethics: plagiarism, conflict of interest, authorship More coverage	Ethics: plagiarism, conflict of interest, authorship The same	Ethics: plagiarism, conflict of interest, authorship Less coverage
Human interest – such as, My Life as an Editor	Human interest – such as, My Life as an Editor More coverage	Human interest – such as, My Life as an Editor The same	Human interest – such as, My Life as an Editor Less coverage
News Notes	News Notes More coverage	News Notes The same	News Notes Less coverage
Meeting reports	Meeting reports More coverage	Meeting reports The same	Meeting reports Less coverage
Meetings calendar	Meetings calendar More coverage	Meetings calendar The same	Meetings calendar Less coverage
Reviews of tools – editorial software, guidance	Reviews of tools – editorial software, guidance More coverage	Reviews of tools – editorial software, guidance The same	Reviews of tools – editorial software, guidance Less coverage
Editorial policy	Editorial policy More coverage	Editorial policy The same	Editorial policy Less coverage
Editorial management	Editorial management More coverage	Editorial management The same	Editorial management Less coverage
EASE business matters, e.g. news from Council	EASE business matters, e.g. news from Council More coverage	EASE business matters, e.g. news from Council The same	EASE business matters, e.g. news from Council Less coverage
EASE social matters, e.g. news from/about members	EASE social matters, e.g. news from/about members More coverage	EASE social matters, e.g. news from/about members The same	EASE social matters, e.g. news from/about members Less coverage

7. What other topics would you like to see covered in ESE?

What other topics would you like to see covered in ESE?

8. Do you publish articles on science and editing? If so, have you cited or have you considered citing articles from ESE?

Do you publish articles on science and editing? If so, have you cited or have you considered citing articles from ESE? Don’t publish

Publish but don't cite ESE

Cite ESE

9. If you publish articles on science and editing, have you submitted articles to ESE?

If you publish articles on science and editing, have you submitted articles to ESE? Don’t publish

Publish but don't submit to ESE

Submit to ESE

10. Do you inform colleagues about articles in ESE? If so, how:

Do you inform colleagues about articles in ESE? If so, how: Don’t mention

Mention with little detail

Include link to EASE website

Send photocopy as hard copy

Send scanned pages by email

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