
WHAT MAKES SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ARTICLES
APPEAL TO HUMAN FACTORS PROFESSIONALS?
Amy Z.Q. Chung
1
,Ann Williamson
1
& Steven T. Shorrock
1,2
1
The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2
Eurocontrol, Brétigny sur Orge, France
The research-practice gap is of concern as it is believed that HF/E
research may not be making an impact on practice in the ‘real world’.
A potential issue is what researchers and practitioners perceive as
important in HF/E journal articles as a primary means of conveying
research findings to practitioners. This study looked at the character-
istics that make scientific journal articles appeal to HF/E researchers
and practitioners ...