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Why we publish where we do: Faculty publishing values and their relationship to review, promotion and tenure expectations
Niles, Meredith T. Schimanski, Lesley A. McKiernan, Erin C. Alperin, Juan Pablo
Niles, Meredith T.
Schimanski, Lesley A.
McKiernan, Erin C.
Alperin, Juan Pablo
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© 2020 Niles et al.
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10.1371/journal.pone.0228914
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Using an online survey of academics at 55 randomly selected institutions across the US and Canada, we explore priorities for publishing decisions and their perceived importance within review, promotion, and tenure (RPT). We find that respondents most value journal readership, while they believe their peers most value prestige and related metrics such as impact factor when submitting their work for publication. Respondents indicated that total number of publications, number of publications per year, and journal name recognition were the most valued factors in RPT. Older and tenured respondents (most likely to serve on RPT committees) were less likely to value journal prestige and metrics for publishing, while untenured respondents were more likely to value these factors. These results suggest disconnects between what academics value versus what they think their peers value, and between the importance of journal prestige and metrics for tenured versus untenured faculty in publishing and RPT perceptions.
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2020-01-01
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Niles MT, Schimanski LA, McKiernan EC, Alperin JP (2020) Why we publish where we do: Faculty publishing values and their relationship to review, promotion and tenure expectations. PLOS ONE 15(3): e0228914. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228914