Table 2

Survey participants’ characteristics

CharacteristicsEditors
n=198
Authors
n=248
Total
n=446
Gendern=169 (%)n=230 (%)n=399 (%)
 Woman46 (27.2)83 (36.1)129 (32.3)
 Man121 (71.6)142 (61.7)263 (65.9)
 Other2 (1.2)5 (2.2)7 (1.8)
Agen=156 (%)n=220 (%)n=376 (%)
 <4032 (20.5)71 (32.3)103 (27.4)
 41–5029 (18.6)59 (26.8)88 (23.4)
 51–6052 (33.3)37 (16.8)89 (23.7)
 >6043 (27.6)53 (24.1)96 (25.5)
Educationn=169 (%)n=230 (%)n=399 (%)
 Bachelor degree4 (2.4)3 (1.3)7 (1.7)
 Master degree11 (6.5)20 (8.7)31 (7.8)
 PhD107 (63.3)118 (51.3)225 (56.4)
 MD or equivalent34 (20.1)76 (33.0)110 (27.6)
 Prefer not to answer2 (1.2)1 (0.4)3 (0.7)
 Other11 (6.5)12 (5.2)23 (5.8)
Location journal/institutionn=165 (%)n=224 (%)n=389 (%)
 Europe132 (80.0)87 (38.8)219 (56.3)
 North America23 (14.0)95 (42.4)118 (30.3)
 South America2 (1.2)5 (2.2)7 (1.8)
 Africa1 (0.6)1 (0.4)2 (0.5)
 Asia3 (1.8)11 (5.0)14 (3.6)
 Australia4 (2.4)25 (11.2)29 (7.5)
No of years of experiencen=165 (%)n=224 (%)n=389 (%)
 <5 years74 (44.8)36 (16.1)110 (28.3)
 6–10 years46 (27.9)51 (22.7)97 (24.9)
 11–15 years27 (16.4)34 (15.2)61 (15.7)
 16–20 years7 (4.2)19 (8.5)26 (6.7)
 >20 years11 (6.7)84 (37.5)95 (24.4)