Description of the scientific-disciplinary reader profile of Spanish-speaking audiology professionals

Authors

  • Oscar M. Cañete University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
  • Paula Hernández Ricoy Centro Gallego de Audiología, Santiago de Compostela https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1213-4893

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51445/sja.auditio.vol6.2022.0083

Keywords:

audiology, reader, journal, Latinamerica, Iberoamerica

Abstract

Audiologists are recognized in Spain and most countries in Latin America and have practised in various fields for more than 40 years. Despite this, a paucity of information exists regarding audiologists’ engagement with scientific journals both as readers and authors alike.  The aim of this paper was to describe the scientific-disciplinary reader profile of Spanish-speaking audiology professionals.  A questionnaire was distributed online with 16 questions grouped into two sections: 1) General and demographic data and 2) Readership profile. A total of 200 questionnaires were completed. With the results, a qualitative analysis was performed and a summary was written for each question.

General audiology and hearing aids/amplification systems were found to be the areas of greatest interest among respondents (74% and 71%, respectively). In the readership profile section, 66% of respondents reported consulting scientific journals (at least once a month). The most common reason, given by 51% in this group, was to keep up to date. However, 81% of respondents reported never having published in a peer-reviewed journal. The main reason for not publishing was lack of confidence to write an article (51%). Despite audiologists showing a keen interest in reading audiology journals, only a small proportion submits articles for publication.

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2022-10-01 — Updated on 2022-10-28

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Cañete, O. M., & Hernández Ricoy, P. (2022). Description of the scientific-disciplinary reader profile of Spanish-speaking audiology professionals. Auditio, 6, e83. https://doi.org/10.51445/sja.auditio.vol6.2022.0083 (Original work published October 1, 2022)

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