Table 6 Univariate regression analysis of the association between degree of agreement that biomedical journal peer review is fair and demographics, academic background and frequency of undesirable experiences encountered
Regression coefficient | Standard error | F change | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||||
Age | −0.001 | 0.003 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Gender (Female) | −0.1 | 0.05 | 4.9 | 0.03* |
English as first language | −0.05 | 0.06 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Academic background | ||||
Number of publications | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Years of experience in biomedical research | 0.001 | 0.003 | 0.07 | 0.8 |
Frequency of undesirable experiences encountered (Yes or No) | ||||
Review times longer than one year | −0.03 | 0.04 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Personal attacks in reviewers’ comments | −0.1 | 0.03 | 9.9 | 0.002** |
Breach of confidentiality by reviewers | −0.022 | 0.04 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Unauthorised use of articles’ information after rejection of articles | −0.022 | 0.03 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Imposition of unnecessary references by reviewers | −0.06 | 0.03 | 4.4 | 0.04* |