Financial incentives to review (all journals, n = 551)
| How much do you agree with the following statements about financial incentives?* | Agree or strongly agree n (%) | Neither agree nor disagree n (%) | Disagree or strongly disagree n (%) | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items are presented in the order they appeared in the questionnaire. | ||||
| Percentages do not sum to 100% as a result of missing data. | ||||
| *Responses on a 5-point Likert scale: 1, strongly disagree; 2, disagree; 3, neither agree nor disagree; 4, agree; and 5, strongly agree. | ||||
| Financial incentives bias which journals referees review for | 254 (46) | 148 (27) | 137 (25) | 3.25 (1.06) |
| Financial incentives will not be effective when time constraints are prohibitive | 340 (62) | 94 (17) | 102 (19) | 3.59 (1.01) |
| Small financial incentives alone would not encourage reviewers to accept reviews | 331 (60) | 102 (19) | 106 (19) | 3.53 (0.95) |
| Financial incentives imply a contractual obligation that reviewers would be more likely to meet | 297 (54) | 132 (24) | 110 (20) | 3.36 (0.91) |
| Financial incentives encourage reviewers to accept requests to review | 298 (54) | 148 (27) | 91 (17) | 3.39 (0.86) |
| Financial incentives could improve the quality of reviews | 87 (16) | 130 (24) | 320 (58) | 2.42 (0.98) |
| Financial incentives could compromise the quality of reviews | 194 (35) | 175 (32) | 166 (30) | 3.08 (1.00) |