[Medical journals for authors and/or readers? Opinions of different reader groups about the journal "Psychiatrische Praxis"].
OBJECTIVE
Do readers, who are themselves also authors of scientific publications, have different opinions regarding the conception of medical journals than pure readers?


METHODS
A survey among readers of the journal "Psychiatrische Praxis" (PP) with 49 participants (22 themselves authors, 27 pure readers) was analysed.


RESULTS
Authors and pure readers have similar reading habits and agree on their evaluation of most criteria of a medical journal. However, authors care more about a journal's listing in international databases and pure readers more about its practical orientation. Case reports are highly appreciated by pure readers and little by authors. Authors favour the topics social psychiatry, health care provision, prevention/rehabilitation; and pure readers general psychiatry/psychiatry/basics, clinical psychiatry and psychotherapy. Authors evaluate the PP more positive than pure readers.


CONCLUSIONS
It is a challenge for journal editors and editorial staff to meet not only the authors' expectations, but also those of the pure readers.
Roick
Christiane
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 20, 04317 Leipzig. roich@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001319:Authorship; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D035081:Editorial Policies; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011570:Psychiatry; D011932:Reading