Table 3 Coded Reasons to Proceed and Not to Proceed with Publication, as Noted by Editors in Phrases on Written Forms Completed for Each Manuscript
Phrase code | Classification | Number of phrases written |
|---|---|---|
Research design & methods | Science | 144 (23.9) |
Important to medicine | Journalism | 59 (9.8) |
Peer review comments | Writing | 51 (8.4) |
Analysis | Science | 49 (8.1) |
Presentation & interpretation of results | Science | 46 (7.6) |
Interesting results or topic | Journalism | 42 (7.0) |
Power, sample size | Science | 26 (4.3) |
Population studied | Science | 25 (4.1) |
More data needed | Science | 19 (3.2) |
Measures used | Science | 17 (3.0) |
Writing | Writing | 15 (2.5) |
Novel/new | Journalism | 14 (2.3) |
Positive or negative results | Journalism | 12 (2.2) |
Quality of the data | Science | 11 (2.0) |
Other reasons | Science, journalism, writing | 73 (12.1) |
Total written phrases | -- | 603 (100) |