Galaxies 10th Anniversary Survey

Dear colleague,

In the upcoming 10th anniversary of Galaxies, we would like to invite you to participate in this researcher survey and your valuable suggestions will be highly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your support and cooperation!

More details for Galaxies can be found on the following webpage: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/galaxies

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* 1. How did you first hear about Galaxies journal?

I had not heard about Galaxies journal until I received this survey request

Through my network / referral from colleague or at a conference

On Research Gate

In a reference from a paper

In a database (Such as Scopus, Web of Science, Pubmed, etc.)

From Call for Papers communication

On social media (Such as Twitter, WeChat, Facebook, LinkedIn, Weibo, Instagram, YouTube, etc. )

Search engine (such as Google, Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, Yandex, DuckDuckGo, etc.)

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Please list up to 3 journals that you typically to publish in.

Journal 1

Journal 2

Journal 3

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* 3. What are your key reasons for publishing in these journals?

Key reason 1

Key reason 2

Key reason 3

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* 4. What are the key factors you consider when choosing a journal to submit a manuscript to? (choose a max of 5) .

Speed of processing (from submission to publication)

The journal is fully open access

The journals post-publication promotion of articles (journal social media, email newsletters)

Article processing charge

The journal is on certain approved lists (e.g., from your funder or institution)

The journal’s scope

The journal is well read by researchers in the field

The journal has a broad readership

Familiarity with the journal

Ease of submission process

Option to publish in a Special Issue or a Topic Collection

This journal has a good reputation

Indexing status of the journal

Reputation of the editorial board

Invited by editor

Recommendation from colleagues

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Which of the following strategies do you think journals can use to support article promotion (select all that apply)?

Posting the articles on the journals official social media accounts (LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook.)

Making a book for high-quality Special Issues.

Making and sharing flyers at conferences.

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Have you ever read or cooperated with Galaxies (select all that apply)?

I have no experience cooperating with Galaxies journal

I have submitted to/published on Galaxies

I am a reader/subscriber of Galaxies

I have reviewed manuscripts for Galaxies

I have acted as an editor/guest editor for Galaxies