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Asian Development Review - Policy Journal of ADB

Research has a face. Statistics and numbers mirror real people, impact people's way of thinking, and can better lives. But in order to continue to be relevant, research has to be sourced from the audience it seeks to serve. Please take a minute to engage in this survey. We offer no hook or obligations, only the assurance that interactivity with our readers will ensure that we continue to deliver information that is accessible, timely, and relevant to you as an individual, an institution, and eventually, the world at large.
1. When did you get acquainted with the Asian Development Review?
1980s
1990s
2000s
2. What makes you continue to read the Review?
Papers are written by well-known practitioners
Papers are refereed by eminent experts
Papers feature projects undertaken by ADB
Papers deal with current, critical issues not necessarily concerning ADB
Papers are technical and scholarly
Papers are not merely descriptive but prescriptive
The Review has been around for 21 years
3. Rate the readability of papers published in the Review:
Difficult / too technical
Average
Easy
4. Rate the importance of topics covered in the Review:
Very relevant
Relevant
Somewhat relevant
Irrelevant
5. Rate the frequency of publication of the Review:

Twice a year is all right
Should be quarterly
Other comments




6. What do you think the Review should focus on?

Highly technical and academic topics
Semi-technical policy issues
General readership issues

7. Only PDF versions of the Review are uploaded. Do you find this format convenient or cumbersome?

Convenient
Cumbersome

8. When you download the Review, do you go beyond the abstract?

Always
Occasionally
Seldom
Never

9. Would you prefer to receive the Review in digital or hard copy format?

Digital
Hard copy

10. What have you used the Review for?

As materials in my classes as a professor
As research material for my course requirements as a student
As a tool in my research as a private sector specialist
As a tool in my research as a public sector practitioner
To enrich my knowledge as a generalist reader

11. What topics would you like to read in the Review in the future?


12. What would make the Review even more useful to you in your studies or profession?






Thank you for completing this survey. Any clarification should be addressed to economics@adb.org.


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