JCO Reader Feedback
Many factors may influence your decision to to read professional journals. Which of the following factors influence your decisions to read JCO? (Please check those that apply.)
Prestige of the journal
Indexed in MEDLINE
4-color figures
Ample tables and figures
Balanced mix of original reports and reviews
Article titles on the cover
Relevance to your subspecialization
Size and appearance of print
Number of pages per issue
Article length
Other
JCO is published three times a month. How many issues out of three do you typically read each month?
All three
Two of three
One of three
None
None
One or two
Three to five
More than 5 people
0
1
2
3
Physicians
Pharmacists
Nurses
Physician assistants
Other Individuals
Editorials
Very
Somewhat
A Little
Not at all
Not familiar/Don't read
Comments and Controversies
Very
Somewhat
A Little
Not at all
Not familiar/Don't read
Original Reports
Very
Somewhat
A Little
Not at all
Not familiar/Don't read
Review Articles
Very
Somewhat
A Little
Not at all
Not familiar/Don't read
Biology of Neoplasia
Very
Somewhat
A Little
Not at all
Not familiar/Don't read
Statistics in Oncology
Very
Somewhat
A Little
Not at all
Not familiar/Don't read
Art of Oncology
Very
Somewhat
A Little
Not at all
Not familiar/Don't read
Diagnosis in Oncology
Very
Somewhat
A Little
Not at all
Not familiar/Don't read
Correspondance
Very
Somewhat
A Little
Not at all
Not familiar/Don't read
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Need More
About Right
Need Less
Don't Read
Breast Cancer
Need More
About Right
Need Less
Don't Read
Clinical Guidelines
Need More
About Right
Need Less
Don't Read
Diagnosis and Staging
Need More
About Right
Need Less
Don't Read
Endocrine System Cancer
Need More
About Right
Need Less
Don't Read
Epidemiology, Cancer Prevention & Control
Need More
About Right
Need Less
Don't Read
Gastrointestinal Cancers
Need More
About Right
Need Less
Don't Read
Genitourinary Cancer
Need More
About Right
Need Less
Don't Read
Gynecologic Oncology
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Need Less
Don't Read
Hematological Malignancies
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Need Less
Don't Read
Head & Neck Cancers
Need More
About Right
Need Less
Don't Read
Patient and Survivor Care
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Need Less
Don't Read
Pediatric Oncology
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Need Less
Don't Read
Phase I and Clinical Pharmacology
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Radiation Oncology
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Need Less
Don't Read
Sarcoma
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Need Less
Don't Read
Surgical Oncology
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Need Less
Don't Read
Thoracic Oncology
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Need Less
Don't Read
Translational Oncology
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Tumor Imaging
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Urologic Oncology
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Don't Read
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In addition to JCO, which other sources do you turn to for oncology information? (Please check all that apply.)
Colleagues
Peer-reviewed specialty journals
ASCO meetings
Internet
Industry live events
Live events at an institution
Free periodicals
Journal clubs
Audio clubs
Pharma reps
Other
None
In what format do you read JCO?
Print only
JCO.org only
Print and JCO.org
How often do you access JCO.org during an average week? (Please check one.)
A few times each day
Once a day
A few times each week
Once a week
Less than once a week
On average, how much time do you spend each week on JCO.org?
Less than 30 minutes
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
Over 2 hours
What features of JCO.org do you use regularly? (Please check all that apply.)
Early Release Articles
Top 50 Viewed Articles
JCO Review
Selected Translated Content
ASCO Clinical Guidelines
Translational Oncology Glossary
Access to Other ASCO Sites
ASCO Annual Meeting Abstracts
JCO News Release
Career Center
Online Manuscript Submission
Email Alerts
Faster International Access
Rss Feed
PDA/Pocket PC Access
Other
Currently, there are no pharmaceutical ads on the content pages of JCO.org. In the future, if there were pharmaceutical ads on the content pages, how acceptable would that be to you?
Very Acceptable
Somewhat Acceptable
Somewhat Unacceptable
Very Unacceptable
Currently the Diagnosis in Oncology feature in the printed JCO includes images and text. ASCO is considering printing only the images, with brief descriptions, in JCO and posting the full test article on JCO.org. How acceptable would that be to you?
Very Acceptable
Somewhat Acceptable
Somewhat Unacceptable
Very Unacceptable
What sites, other than JCO.org, do you visit regularly? (Please check all that apply.)
UpToDate
PubMed
MEDLINE
Medscape
ASH/Blood
NEJM
ASTRO
WebMD
NCCN
NCI
OncoStat
LancetOncology
Other
Overall, how satisfied are you with JCO.org?
Very
Somewhat
A Little
Not at all
How frequently do you listen to podcasts related to your practice interests? (Please check one.)
During each day
Once a day
Few times each week
Once a week
Less than once a week
Don't listen to podcasts
How frequently do you read blogs related to your practice interests? (Please check one.)
During each day
Once a day
Few times each week
Once a week
Less than once a week
Don't use blogs
Do you contribute to medical blogs?
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Have you submitted a manuscript for publishing in the last five years?
Yes
No
Which of the following factors did you consider when choosing a journal for your manuscript? (Please check all that apply.)
Impact Factor
Time from acceptance to publication
Indexed in MEDLINE
Circulation size and geographic distribution
4-color figures
Contact with the journal editors and reviewers
Speed of the review process
Size of online audience
Quality of reviewers' comments
Other
JCO is published three times a month. ASCO is considering publishing JCO weekly while keeping the annual page count the same. Do you favor this change?
Yes
No
If you could change one thing about JCO to make it better for you, what would it be?
What is your primary specialty interest?
Hematology/oncology
Medical oncology
Radiation oncology
Surgical oncology
Other
What is your primary practice or professional setting?
Solo
Group of 2 to 5 physicians
Group of 5+ physicians
Community cancer center
Cancer research center
University hospital
Government medical care facility
HMO (U.S. only)
Industry
Other
For how many years have you been in practice or your current profession?
Resident/fellow
1 to 5
6 to 10
11 to 15
16 to 20
21 to 25
26 to 30
Over 30 years
You are:
DO
MD
MD/PhD
RN/NP
PA
PhD
Other
Country where your primary practice/profession is located
May we contact you to follow up or clarify your feedback?
Yes, by email
Yes, by phone
Yes, by mail
No
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