Working Together to Ease the Pressure to Publish in Higher Education

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Barbara Burns

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10.58809/OQJU1791

Abstract

Academics are under a great deal of pressure to publish. Decisions on crucial issues of hiring, tenure and promotion are largely determined by publication rates (Boice & Jones, 1984) and faculty scholarly performance has traditionally been assessed by “straight counts” of publications (Braxton & Del Favero, 2002). These publication rates are used by institutions as an indicator of the institution’s performance and are important criteria in securing external funding from government and other sources (McGrail, Rickard & Jones, 2006). Failure to publish within the expected norms established by a college or university can result in a faculty member’s termination.

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Burns, Barbara (2010) "Working Together to Ease the Pressure to Publish in Higher Education," Academic Leadership: The Online Journal: Vol. 8: Iss. 4, Article 80.
DOI: 10.58809/OQJU1791
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/alj/vol8/iss4/80