Purpose: This study examined changes in Asian journal editors' daily life and work during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and investigated their opinions on expected changes, thereby providing preliminary data to support the future needs of journal editors. Methods: A survey questionnaire was developed and sent to 1,537 editors and staff of Asian scientific journals from July 13 to 19, 2020. The items gathered information on participants' general characteristics, changes in daily life, changes in work life, anticipated future changes, and suggestions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: Of the 152 respondents (response rate, 9.7%), most were editors. Fifty-seven respondents (37.5%) felt very or extremely anxious about the COVID-19 pandemic, and 101 (68.4%) reported spending more time on the internet. The workload of editing, reviewing, and publishing had increased for about one-third of respondents (34.2%, n=52). Forty-four respondents (28.9%) said that the number of submissions had increased. Of the 68 editors who had received manuscripts on COVID-19, 30 (44.1%) prioritized them. Most respondents (73.7%, n=112) predicted that online-only journal publishing would expand after the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: COVID-19 appears to be a source of anxiety to editors, which may be related to the increased time they spend on the internet. Some editors reported an increased workload. To promote online communication, a better environment and training tools are required. Editors and staff will need more opportunities to prepare for online publishing, as editors believed that the online-only publication of scholarly journals would accelerate after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19 大流行对亚洲学术期刊编辑的日常生活、工作和对未来期刊发展的看法的影响

目的：本研究调查了亚洲期刊编辑在 2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 大流行期间日常生活和工作的变化，并调查了他们对预期变化的看法，从而提供初步数据以支持期刊编辑的未来需求。方法：编制了一份调查问卷，于 2020 年 7 月 13 日至 19 日发送给亚洲科学期刊的 1,537 名编辑和工作人员。和 COVID-19 大流行背景下的建议。结果：在 152 名受访者中（回复率为 9.7%），大多数是编辑。57 名受访者 (37.5%) 对 COVID-19 大流行感到非常或极度焦虑，101 名受访者 (68.4%) 表示在互联网上花费了更多时间。大约三分之一的受访者（34.2%，n=52）的编辑、审查和出版工作量有所增加。44 名受访者 (28.9%) 表示提交的数量有所增加。在收到有关 COVID-19 手稿的 68 位编辑中，有 30 位（44.1%）优先考虑。大多数受访者 (73.7%, n=112) 预测，在 COVID-19 大流行之后，纯在线期刊出版将扩大。结论：COVID-19 似乎是编辑们焦虑的根源，这可能与他们在互联网上花费的时间增加有关。一些编辑报告说工作量增加了。为了促进在线交流，需要更好的环境和培训工具。编辑和工作人员将需要更多机会为在线出版做准备，