Table 4 Focus group voting results.
Item | Responses (n, %) | Total N | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Abstain | ||
Journal Transparency Tool User Feature Preferences | ||||
Should users of the journal transparency tool have to register to create an account? | 6 (28.6) | 13 (61.9) | 2 (9.5) | 21 |
Should the Journal Transparency Tool should be fully automated? | 16 (80.0) | 3 (15.0) | 1 (5.0) | 20 |
Should the Journal Transparency Tool be designed and hosted on a website, as opposed to a browser plugin? | 19 (90.5) | 1 (4.8) | 1 (4.8) | 21 |
Journal Transparency Tool Metrics Items | ||||
Should the Journal Transparency Tool include… | ||||
A metric reporting whether a journal is a member of CrossRef? | 15 (78.9) | 2 (10.5) | 2 (10.5) | 19 |
A metric reporting whether the journal is listed in the DOAJ? | 18 (94.7) | 2 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | 19 |
A metric reporting whether the journal uses ORCID? | 14 (77.8) | 2 (11.1) | 2 (11.1) | 18 |
A metric reporting whether a Transparency and Openness Practices (TOP) factor score is available? | 17 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 17 |
A metric reporting whether article peer reviews are openly reported? | 16 (94.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.9) | 17 |
