Fig 1.
Main factors for lower publication rates in the Tropical Andes.
The most commonly cited reasons by survey respondents in an open-ended questionnaire for the lower publication rates in the Tropical Andes region compared to neighboring countries and other regions.
Fig 2.
Personal barriers to scientific publishing in the Tropical Andes.
The most common personal limitations to publishing scientific articles, as indicated by survey respondents in an open-ended questionnaire.
Fig 3.
Strategies to overcome publishing challenges in the Tropical Andes.
The four key themes of the proposed strategies were suggested by survey respondents in an open-ended questionnaire to overcome obstacles to publishing scientific articles in the Tropical Andes region.
Fig 4.
Key findings from the pre-workshop survey.
The figures represent the total percentage of responses for (A) the top two general workshop topics participants were interested in, (B) the main barrier to publishing participants wanted to overcome, and (C) the specific writing and publishing topic of most interest for participants.
Fig 5.
Key findings from the post-workshop survey.
The figures represent the total percentage of responses for (A) the general workshop topic participants found most valuable, (B) the workshop session participants learned the most from, and (C) the specific writing and publishing topic participants were most interested in for in-depth future workshops.