Journal Anxiety: Do you have it?

As clinicians, we receive numerous journals by post every month. Do you read all of them? Do you feel guilty not reading any of them? We want to know how you feel when you hear the postman pushing the journals through your letterbox every month.

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* 1. What is your age?

20 years (or less)

21-30

31-40

41-50

51-60

61-70

70 or older

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* 2. What is your gender?

Female

Male

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* 3. What is your job? Please choose the most applicable and state your specialty.

Consultant/ Associate Specialist

SpR (including GP registrars)/ LAT Registrar and Clinical Fellows

Core medical/ surgical trainee or SHO-equivalent

Foundation Doctors

Medical Student

Retired clinician

Please state your SPECIALTY and If you are based in the HOSPITAL or COMMUNITY.

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* 4. Are you an academic clinician? For the purpose of this study, we regard a clinician who dedicates at least 25% of his or her time to teaching and/or research as academic clinician.

Yes

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* 5. How many journal publications do you receive by post per month? Remember that BMJ and RCP publications are journals too.

1-2

3-5

more than 5

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* 6. What do you do with your journals? (Tick ALL relevant answers)

I usually read all my journals from cover to cover

I usually read at least 50% of the journal content

I usually read 25-50% of the journal content

I usually read less than 25% of the journal content

I hardly read them

I keep the journals and try to read / catch up with the reading when I have lots of spare time eg during annual leave

I read ONLY publications that interest/ relate to me

I scan the contents and read the abstract/conclusions from articles that interest me

I scan the contents and save/mark articles for future reading

I unwrap them but don't bother reading

I don't even bother unwrapping them

I use them for as a coaster for my coffee (or for other practical reasons except for reading)

I recycle the journal papers.

I discard the journal papers as 'General Waste'.

I keep them for 6-12 months before getting rid of them

I keep them for as long as I can in my study/ library

I donate/ give them away to e.g. the hospital library/ postgraduate centre.

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* 7. If you have a choice, would you prefer paper and/or electronic journal (electronic: includes online access)?

Paper AND Electronic

Paper only

Electronic only (plus a discount on the society/association membership fees)

No preference

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* 8. Are you concerned that if you do not read your journals, you may 'miss out on the latest news/research/clinical advances'?

Yes, very concerned

Yes, slightly concerned

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* 9. Do you genuinely enjoy reading your journals?

Yes, 100%

Sometimes

A little

No, I don't like reading journals.

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* 10. Do you wish you have more time to read your journals?

Yes

No, I am satisfied with the amount of time I have to read my journals

No, journals are nothing but a vehicle to make money for the societies and enhance people's CV