Barriers to publishing in biomedical journals perceived by a sample of French researchers: results of the DIAzePAM study

Table 2 Factors associated with self-reported limited skills in writing (N = 1191)

	Limited skills in writing^a		Chi P-value
	No (N = 811)	Yes (N = 380)	Chi P-value
Gender: female	48%	68%	<0.001¹
Age (years)			<0.001²
< 35	20%	41%
35–45	35%	38%
45–55	25%	17%
55–65	17%	4%
> 65	2%	1%
Position			<0.001¹
Hospital practitioner	18%	28%
Senior/hospital university assistant	46%	67%
University professor/hospital practitioner	15%	4%
University assistant professor/hospital practitioner	21%	1%
First author^b in:			<0.001²
0 article	27%	52%
1–2 articles	40%	40%
3–4 articles	22%	7%
5 and + articles	10%	1%
Second or third author^b in:			<0.001²
0 article	20%	38%
1–2 articles	42%	46%
3–4 articles	25%	14%
5 and + articles	13%	2%
Last author^b in:			<0.001²
0 article	50%	86%
1–2 articles	27%	11%
3–4 articles	12%	2%
5 and + articles	11%	0%
Not publishing enough	69%	93%	<0.001¹
No external support for previous articles^b	73%	70%	0.35¹
Limited skills in English	30%	60%	<0.001¹
Difficulty in starting writing	24%	56%	<0.001¹
Would appreciate technical support for a future publication	83%	96%	<0.001¹

^aRounded values; ^bIn the previous 2 years
Tests used: ¹Pearson chi-square test, ²Proportional odds likelihood ratio chi-square test

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