ATA Thyroid Readership Survey

1.Thyroid is the leading resource for thyroidologists, endocrinologists, surgeons and internal medicine specialists to stay abreast of current reviews, commentaries, and clinical management strategies on all aspects of thyroid disease and treatment.

2.Thyroid is an indispensable resource for health care providers to stay up to date on the latest thyroid disease studies (thyroid dysfunction, workup of thyroid nodules, management of thyroid cancer), and other common disorders encountered in endocrine practice.

3.Thyroid is relevant for researchers in cell biology (autoimmunity, signaling, and hormone action), physiology, carcinogenesis, development, and genetics.

4.Thyroid is critical to a wide range of specialties including: internal medicine, endocrine surgery, pediatrics, OB/GYN, radiology, nuclear medicine, and pathology.

5.Thyroid is the repository for the best peer-reviewed translational research and clinical management in the field, offering online ahead-of-print publication.

6.Thyroid covers all aspects of thyroid disease from primary care to clinical research.

8.Thyroid is unique because it is the exclusive source for the authoritative and updated ATA Guidelines for Managing Thyroid Disease.

9.The quality and relevancy of Thyroid has continuously grown over the last two decades.

10.The content of Thyroid is well-balanced between reviews, clinical research, basic research, case reports, letters and editorials.

13.In what form do you read Thyroid?

Print

Online only

Both print and online

Please select

14.Do you like the idea of having part of the content only published online?

Excellent idea

Dislike the idea

I do not know

Please select

15.Have you submitted articles to Thyroid?

Yes

No

16.If no, what are the reasons for not submitting your work to Thyroid?

Select one or more

Quality of journal too low

Select one or more

Quality of journal too high

Select one or more

Expense

Select one or more

My work does not fit with the mission of Thyroid

Select one or more

I try to publish my work elsewhere first

Select one or more

Other (please specify)

17.Thyroid runs an efficient editorial office and puts papers through a well-organized, timely, rigorous peer-review process.

19.How many times in the past two years have you been asked to review for Thyroid?

Never

1-5 times

6-10 times

>10 times

Please select

Never

1-5 times

6-10 times

>10 times

20.What percentage of the times that you are invited to review for Thyroid are you able to perform a review?

23.Which form of publication do you prefer?

Select one

Print only

Online only

Print and online

I prefer a format for tablet computers

Comments?

25.Do you have any other comments on the form and/or the content of Thyroid?

26.Do you have any other comment on the editorial administration or management of Thyroid?

ATA Thyroid Readership Survey

ATA Survey of Thyroid Readership