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Publishing in high impact factor journals is a big deal. At the very least, I think that the powers that be would have to implement guarantees that publishing i
by harimau777 3y ago
Publishing in high impact factor journals is a big deal. At the very least, I think that the powers that be would have to implement guarantees that publishing in a lower impact factor campus publication wouldn't hurt a researcher's chances of receiving tenure.
- aleph_minus_one 3y ago> At the very least, I think that the powers that be would have to implement guarantees that publishing in a lower impact factor campus publication wouldn't hurt a researcher's chances of receiving tenure. This honestly sounds like something that should be doable by the university.
- jasonfarnon 3y agoRemember that many of the decision-makers are academics with great publishing records. They succeeded at the game and don't want to rules to be changed. Also, just practically, the journals help a lot in assessing candidates. Even in fields just adjacent to mine, I might trust an endorsement by a good journal over my own judgments. Often I know the work of the editors there and value their judgment. Chasing after highest impact factor journal publications has its problems, but I haven't seen better proposals.