"The effect of publishing expectations was statistically significant: scholars with higher publishing expectations (HPE) gave lower credibility ratings than scholars with LPE, suggesting a more critical evaluation. However, the effect size was small (ηₚ 2 = 0.014). No significant difference was found between [social science] and [humanities] scholars.
The number of positive characteristics had a large effect on credibility ratings, with a greater number of positive characteristics leading to notably higher credibility ratings. As illustrated in Figure 2 , this increase follows an exponential trend, consistent with the interaction effects shown in Figure 1, where combinations of positive attributes enhance credibility beyond the sum of the individual attributes."