Abstract
This study investigated the factors related to the following three outcomes among authors who have submitted their articles to the Japanese Journal of Ergonomics: （1） Satisfaction; （2） Willingness; and （3）Recommendation. An online survey was conducted among 124 corresponding authors who had submitted articles to the journal in the past five years（66 respondents, response rate: 53.2％）. A 9-point Likert scale was used for each outcome, which was re-categorized into three levels（low, medium, and high）and cross-tabulated with each factor. Fisher's exact test, Cramer's V for effect size, and multiple correspondence analysis were used to evaluate the association. The results showed that the factors common to the three outcomes were: the quality of the editor's comments（ps＜0.01, V＝0.38-0.53, df＝4）, the quality of the reviewer's comments（ps ≤ 0.01, V＝0.31-0.40, df＝4）, and the decision of acceptance/rejection（ps ≤ 0.01, V＝0.35-0.46, df＝4）. This study, thus, revealed the main factors involved in the levels of satisfaction, willingness, and recommendation when submitting articles for publication in the Japanese Journal of Ergonomics.
