ATA Thyroid Readership Survey

ATA Survey of Thyroid Readership

Entering its 20th year, Thyroid, the official journal of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) remains unique in blending basic papers, clinical studies, and patient-focused reports.

Your feedback is appreciated. Please provide your response to the following survey statements and questions.

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* 1. Thyroid is the leading resource for thyroidologists, endocrinologists, surgeons and internal medicine specialists to stay abreast of current reviews, commentaries, and clinical management strategies on all aspects of thyroid disease and treatment.

	Strongly Agree	Agree Somewhat	Agree	Disagree Somewhat	Strongly Disagree	I do not know
Please select	Please select Strongly Agree	Please select Agree Somewhat	Please select Agree	Please select Disagree Somewhat	Please select Strongly Disagree	Please select I do not know

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* 2. Thyroid is an indispensable resource for health care providers to stay up to date on the latest thyroid disease studies (thyroid dysfunction, workup of thyroid nodules, management of thyroid cancer), and other common disorders encountered in endocrine practice.

	Strongly Agree	Agree Somewhat	Agree	Disagree Somewhat	Strongly Disagree	I do not know
Please select	Please select Strongly Agree	Please select Agree Somewhat	Please select Agree	Please select Disagree Somewhat	Please select Strongly Disagree	Please select I do not know

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* 3. Thyroid is relevant for researchers in cell biology (autoimmunity, signaling, and hormone action), physiology, carcinogenesis, development, and genetics.

	Strongly Agree	Agree Somewhat	Agree	Disagree Somewhat	Strongly Disagree	I do not know
Please select	Please select Strongly Agree	Please select Agree Somewhat	Please select Agree	Please select Disagree Somewhat	Please select Strongly Disagree	Please select I do not know

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* 4. Thyroid is critical to a wide range of specialties including: internal medicine, endocrine surgery, pediatrics, OB/GYN, radiology, nuclear medicine, and pathology.

	Strongly Agree	Agree Somewhat	Agree	Disagree Somewhat	Strongly Disagree	I do not know
Please select	Please select Strongly Agree	Please select Agree Somewhat	Please select Agree	Please select Disagree Somewhat	Please select Strongly Disagree	Please select I do not know

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* 5. Thyroid is the repository for the best peer-reviewed translational research and clinical management in the field, offering online ahead-of-print publication.

	Strongly Agree	Agree Somewhat	Agree	Disagree Somewhat	Strongly Disagree	I do not know
Please select	Please select Strongly Agree	Please select Agree Somewhat	Please select Agree	Please select Disagree Somewhat	Please select Strongly Disagree	Please select I do not know

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* 6. Thyroid covers all aspects of thyroid disease from primary care to clinical research.

	Strongly Agree	Agree Somewhat	Agree	Disagree Somewhat	Strongly Disagree	I do not know
Please select	Please select Strongly Agree	Please select Agree Somewhat	Please select Agree	Please select Disagree Somewhat	Please select Strongly Disagree	Please select I do not know

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* 7. Thyroid is global in scope, providing access to the most current research worldwide.

	Strongly Agree	Agree Somewhat	Agree	Disagree Somewhat	Strongly Disagree	I do not know
Please select	Please select Strongly Agree	Please select Agree Somewhat	Please select Agree	Please select Disagree Somewhat	Please select Strongly Disagree	Please select I do not know

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* 8. Thyroid is unique because it is the exclusive source for the authoritative and updated ATA Guidelines for Managing Thyroid Disease.

	Strongly Agree	Agree Somewhat	Agree	Disagree Somewhat	Strongly Disagree	I do not know
Please select	Please select Strongly Agree	Please select Agree Somewhat	Please select Agree	Please select Disagree Somewhat	Please select Strongly Disagree	Please select I do not know

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* 9. The quality and relevancy of Thyroid has continuously grown over the last two decades.

	Strongly Agree	Agree Somewhat	Agree	Disagree Somewhat	Strongly Disagree	I do not know
Please select	Please select Strongly Agree	Please select Agree Somewhat	Please select Agree	Please select Disagree Somewhat	Please select Strongly Disagree	Please select I do not know

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* 10. The content of Thyroid is well-balanced between reviews, clinical research, basic research, case reports, letters and editorials.

	Strongly Agree	Agree Somewhat	Agree	Disagree Somewhat	Strongly Disagree	I do not know
Please select	Please select Strongly Agree	Please select Agree Somewhat	Please select Agree	Please select Disagree Somewhat	Please select Strongly Disagree	Please select I do not know

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* 11. How many articles do you read or look at per issue in Thyroid?

	Entire issue	5-10 articles	3-4 articles	1-2 articles	None
Please select	Please select Entire issue	Please select 5-10 articles	Please select 3-4 articles	Please select 1-2 articles	Please select None

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* 12. Which of the following would you like to see?

	More	Less	No need for change	Consider online publication	I do not know
Reviews	Reviews More	Reviews Less	Reviews No need for change	Reviews Consider online publication	Reviews I do not know
Clinical Research	Clinical Research More	Clinical Research Less	Clinical Research No need for change	Clinical Research Consider online publication	Clinical Research I do not know
Basic Research	Basic Research More	Basic Research Less	Basic Research No need for change	Basic Research Consider online publication	Basic Research I do not know
Case Reports	Case Reports More	Case Reports Less	Case Reports No need for change	Case Reports Consider online publication	Case Reports I do not know
Editorials	Editorials More	Editorials Less	Editorials No need for change	Editorials Consider online publication	Editorials I do not know

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* 13. In what form do you read Thyroid?

	Print	Online only	Both print and online
Please select	Please select Print	Please select Online only	Please select Both print and online

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* 14. Do you like the idea of having part of the content only published online?

	Excellent idea	Dislike the idea	I do not know
Please select	Please select Excellent idea	Please select Dislike the idea	Please select I do not know

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* 15. Have you submitted articles to Thyroid?

Yes

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* 16. If no, what are the reasons for not submitting your work to Thyroid?

	Select one or more
Quality of journal too low	Quality of journal too low Select one or more
Quality of journal too high	Quality of journal too high Select one or more
Expense	Expense Select one or more
My work does not fit with the mission of Thyroid	My work does not fit with the mission of Thyroid Select one or more
I try to publish my work elsewhere first	I try to publish my work elsewhere first Select one or more

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Thyroid runs an efficient editorial office and puts papers through a well-organized, timely, rigorous peer-review process.

	Strongly Agree	Agree Somewhat	Agree	Disagree Somewhat	Strongly Disagree	I do not know
Please select	Please select Strongly Agree	Please select Agree Somewhat	Please select Agree	Please select Disagree Somewhat	Please select Strongly Disagree	Please select I do not know

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* 18. Thyroid responds promptly to communications and queries from authors.

	Strongly Agree	Agree Somewhat	Agree	Disagree Somewhat	Strongly Disagree	I do not know
Please select	Please select Strongly Agree	Please select Agree Somewhat	Please select Agree	Please select Disagree Somewhat	Please select Strongly Disagree	Please select I do not know

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* 19. How many times in the past two years have you been asked to review for Thyroid?

	Never	1-5 times	6-10 times	>10 times
Please select	Please select Never	Please select 1-5 times	Please select 6-10 times	Please select >10 times

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* 20. What percentage of the times that you are invited to review for Thyroid are you able to perform a review?

	Not applicable	Never	About 30%	About 60%	Always
Please select	Please select Not applicable	Please select Never	Please select About 30%	Please select About 60%	Please select Always

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* 21. What is your assessment on the frequency of e-mail notices regarding the journal Thyroid?

	Adequate	Too Frequent	Too Rare
Email updates	Email updates Adequate	Email updates Too Frequent	Email updates Too Rare
E-tables of contents	E-tables of contents Adequate	E-tables of contents Too Frequent	E-tables of contents Too Rare
Press releases	Press releases Adequate	Press releases Too Frequent	Press releases Too Rare
Alerts about key papers	Alerts about key papers Adequate	Alerts about key papers Too Frequent	Alerts about key papers Too Rare
Special issue alerts	Special issue alerts Adequate	Special issue alerts Too Frequent	Special issue alerts Too Rare

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* 22. What is your assessment on the content of e-mail notices regarding the journal Thyroid?

	Informative	Not informative	Too detailed
Email updates	Email updates Informative	Email updates Not informative	Email updates Too detailed
E-tables of contents	E-tables of contents Informative	E-tables of contents Not informative	E-tables of contents Too detailed
Press releases	Press releases Informative	Press releases Not informative	Press releases Too detailed
Alerts about key papers	Alerts about key papers Informative	Alerts about key papers Not informative	Alerts about key papers Too detailed
Special issue alerts	Special issue alerts Informative	Special issue alerts Not informative	Special issue alerts Too detailed

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* 23. Which form of publication do you prefer?

	Select one
Print only	Print only Select one
Online only	Online only Select one
Print and online	Print and online Select one
I prefer a format for tablet computers	I prefer a format for tablet computers Select one

Comments?

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* 24. What is your ATA membership status?

	Select one
Active member	Active member Select one
Corresponding member	Corresponding member Select one
Senior member	Senior member Select one
Associate member	Associate member Select one
Emeritus member	Emeritus member Select one
Non-member	Non-member Select one
Subscribing library	Subscribing library Select one

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* 1. Thyroid is the leading resource for thyroidologists, endocrinologists, surgeons and internal medicine specialists to stay abreast of current reviews, commentaries, and clinical management strategies on all aspects of thyroid disease and treatment.

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* 2. Thyroid is an indispensable resource for health care providers to stay up to date on the latest thyroid disease studies (thyroid dysfunction, workup of thyroid nodules, management of thyroid cancer), and other common disorders encountered in endocrine practice.

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* 3. Thyroid is relevant for researchers in cell biology (autoimmunity, signaling, and hormone action), physiology, carcinogenesis, development, and genetics.

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* 4. Thyroid is critical to a wide range of specialties including: internal medicine, endocrine surgery, pediatrics, OB/GYN, radiology, nuclear medicine, and pathology.

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* 5. Thyroid is the repository for the best peer-reviewed translational research and clinical management in the field, offering online ahead-of-print publication.

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* 6. Thyroid covers all aspects of thyroid disease from primary care to clinical research.

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* 7. Thyroid is global in scope, providing access to the most current research worldwide.

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* 8. Thyroid is unique because it is the exclusive source for the authoritative and updated ATA Guidelines for Managing Thyroid Disease.

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* 9. The quality and relevancy of Thyroid has continuously grown over the last two decades.

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* 10. The content of Thyroid is well-balanced between reviews, clinical research, basic research, case reports, letters and editorials.

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* 11. How many articles do you read or look at per issue in Thyroid?

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* 12. Which of the following would you like to see?

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* 13. In what form do you read Thyroid?

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* 14. Do you like the idea of having part of the content only published online?

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* 15. Have you submitted articles to Thyroid?

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* 16. If no, what are the reasons for not submitting your work to Thyroid?

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* 17. Thyroid runs an efficient editorial office and puts papers through a well-organized, timely, rigorous peer-review process.

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* 18. Thyroid responds promptly to communications and queries from authors.

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* 19. How many times in the past two years have you been asked to review for Thyroid?

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* 20. What percentage of the times that you are invited to review for Thyroid are you able to perform a review?

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* 21. What is your assessment on the frequency of e-mail notices regarding the journal Thyroid?

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* 22. What is your assessment on the content of e-mail notices regarding the journal Thyroid?

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* 23. Which form of publication do you prefer?

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* 24. What is your ATA membership status?

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* 25. Do you have any other comments on the form and/or the content of Thyroid?

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* 26. Do you have any other comment on the editorial administration or management of Thyroid?