Participants? characteristics

1. What is your affiliation?

1) University
2) Research institute
3) Publishing company
4) Academic society
5) Other (              )

2. What is your primary role in journal editing or publishing? 

1) Editor or editorial board member
2) Manuscript editor
3) Staff at an academic society
4) Staff at a publishing company
5) Other (               )
 
3. What is your primary area of research?

1) Agriculture and fisheries  
2) Engineering  
3) Natural sciences 
4) Medical and health sciences 
5) Arts, humanities, and social sciences   
6) Other (             )


4. From which continent are you participating?

1) Asia
2) Africa
3) North America
4) South America
5) Antarctica
6) Europe
7) Australia


Changes in daily life

5. How anxious do you feel about COVID-19?
1)  Not anxious    
2)  Slightly anxious  
3)  Fairly anxious     
4)  Very anxious  
5)  Extremely anxious 


6. Has your time spent on the internet changed since COVID-19?

1) Decreased  a lot 
2) Decreased a little  
3) No change   
4) Increased a little 
5) Increased a lot 

Changes in work life

7. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, what has been your main workplace?
1) Home
2) Alternating between home and my institutional office 
3) No change
4) Other (           )

8.  How would you say the workload of editing, reviewing, or publishing has changed due to COVID-19?
1) Increased 
2) No change 
3) Decreased 

9. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, have you experienced any difficulties in communicating with other editorial board members or publishing colleagues?

1) Yes, I have had difficulties in communicating with other editorial board members or publishing colleagues.
2) No, I have not had difficulties in communicating with other editorial board members or publishing colleagues.

10.  Since the COVID-19 pandemic, have you noted any changes in the number of submissions to your main journal compared to previous years?  
1) Submissions have increased
2) No change  
3) Submissions have decreased.
4) I do not know.


11.  Would you say that you spend more or less time reviewing or editing manuscripts since COVID-19? 
1) Increase in time spent
2) No change
3) Decrease in time spent

12. When you edit or review manuscripts related to COVID-19 (if any), do you prioritize them, such as fast-track review? 
1) Yes   
2) No    
3) I have not received submissions related to COVID-19.  
4) I am not involved in reviewing.  

13. How many times have you attended online training programs for journal editing or publishing from March to June 2020?

1) None 
2) Once
3) Twice
4) Three times
5) More than three times

Anticipating future changes following the COVID-19 pandemic

14. Do you think that online-only journal publishing will expand after the COVID-19 pandemic? 

1) Yes
2) No

14-1. Please briefly explain your answer if possible:


15. Do you think that the need for journal publishing (number of articles or number of journals) will increase after the COVID-19 pandemic? 
1) Yes 
2) No 

15-1. Please briefly explain your answer if possible:

16.  Please describe any other changes you expect in journal editing and publishing due to COVID-19.
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17. Please suggest future training programs related to editing or publishing.
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