The China CDC Weekly Impact Evaluation Survey - For Reviewers

Dear Reviewer,

You have served as an external reviewer of an article/articles published in the China CDC Weekly. We would like to invite you to respond to this survey about your experiences.

The survey will take less than 10 minutes to complete. No personal identifying information will be collected. We value your comments and suggestions. By proceeding with the survey, you agree to have your responses included in our evaluation.

Thank you in advance for your participation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us directly.

Sincerely,

China CDC Weekly

weekly@chindcdc.cn

What is your native language (i.e., the language that you speak at home)?

Chinese

English

Other

What is your gender?

Male

Female

Where do you spend most of your professional or academic time?

In China (Please go to question 6)

Outside China (Please go to question 7)

Which provincial-level administrative divisions, please specify？

Which country, please specify？

Which of the following organization most closely represents your current place of work?

All-level CDCs in China/Public health organization

Academic Research Institute or University

International Organization (e.g., WHO)

Clinical care system in China

Other

How many articles have you published in peer-reviewed journals?

10.

How many years have you been serving as an external reviewer for a peer-reviewed journal?

11.

How many manuscripts have you reviewed for the China CDC Weekly?

12.

As a reviewer for the China CDC Weekly, have you ever recommended that an article be rejected for publication? If yes, please briefly describe ‘why’ (accuracy, poor methods, etc.)

Yes

13.

What motivates you to serve as an external reviewer for the China CDC Weekly? (Choose all that apply)

【Multiple】

Having a sense of responsibility

Is part of your role as a public health professional and/or researcher?

Having interest in the topic of the manscript

Being connected with the journal

Seeing what is new in your field

Other

14.

What are your primary challenges as an external reviewer for the China CDC Weekly? (Choose all that apply)【Multiple】

Not having enough time to carefully review a manuscript

Reviewing manscript outside of your subject matter expertise

Reviewer instructions are not clear/do not provide enough information

Submitted manuscript is not formatted correctly according to the China CDC Weekly requirements

Submitted manuscript is not ready for publication (lacks clear objectives, poor description of methods, or interpretation/conclusion not consistent with results presented, English writing needs more work)

Other

15.

Please provide your feedback on the China CDC Weekly’s review process.

	Strongly disagree	Somewhat disagree	Neither agree nor disagree	Somewhat agree	Strongly agree
Instructions/guidance for peer review is clear and complete
Instructions/guidance for peer review is clear and complete
Tools/platform for article review and uploading comments/feedback are user-friendly
Tools/platform for article review and uploading comments/feedback are user-friendly
Communication between you and the editorial office functions well (e.g., editorial staff are available to address your questions during the review process)
Communication between you and the editorial office functions well (e.g., editorial staff are available to address your questions during the review process)
You have received enough training (through online materials or virtual presentations) to serve as an external reviewer
You have received enough training (through online materials or virtual presentations) to serve as an external reviewer
You are given enough time to complete your review
You are given enough time to complete your review

16.

Please provide your suggestions for improving the review process and quality of articles published in the China CDC Weekly:

Thank you for taking the time to respond to this survey. We will use your feedback to improve the China CDC Weekly.

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