A student-run peer-reviewed journal: an educational tool for students in the health sciences

Figures & data

Table 1 Covariates collected in the surveys of the Health Sciences of the University of Ottawa which are shared between the 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 versions

Covariates shared between the 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 survey versions
Age
Sex
Academic year
Language
Grade point average
Career plans after graduation
Belief that a publication is an asset to chosen career
Perceived writing ability
Likelihood of submitting a paper to a student journal
Degree to which the existence of a student journal affects valuation of classes with writing content

Table 2 Summary of relationships between selected respondent characteristics and their likelihood of submitting an article to a student peer-reviewed journal (2009–2010)

Respondent characteristic	Likelihood of submitting an article to the student journal
	Not likely n, %	Either somewhat or very likely n, %	P-value (Fisher exact test)
Self-rated writing ability
Above average	5, 10.2%	44, 89.8%	0.024
Average	15, 28.8%	37, 71.2%
Plans after graduation
Medical or graduate school	10, 12.3%	71, 87.7%	<0.001
Other	12, 54.5%	10, 45.5%
Have previously published outside of class
Yes	7, 12.5%	49, 87.5%	0.028
No	15, 31.9%	32, 68.1%
Language
English	10, 15.4%	55, 84.6%	0.150
French	8, 29.6%	19, 70.4%

Table 3 Summary of relationships between selected respondent characteristics and their likelihood of submitting an article to a student peer-reviewed journal (2010–2011)

Respondent characteristic	Likelihood of submitting an article to the student journal
	Not likely n, %	Eithersomewhat or very likely n, %	P-value (Fisher exact test)
Self-rated writing ability
Above average	23, 48.9%	24, 51.1%	0.035
Average	23, 74.2%	8, 25.8%
Plans after graduation
Medical or graduate school	14, 41.2%	20, 58.8%	0.006
Other	32, 72.7%	12, 27.3%
Language
English	40, 58.8%	28, 41.2%	1.000
French	6, 60.0%	4, 40.0%