There are dozens of professors at the universities who does not produce single scientific paper in a year. To be very soft, it looks to me not good. Some has an arguments that they are making very important research and therefore it needs time, but years passes and nothing happens. I think this is not good. I divide scientific papers in 3 categories: 1. Weak paper; 2. Regular; and 3. Good.
All three categories can be published in PR and IF journals. Weak papers can be published more frequently, however they can give very important information, which will be used by other colleagues in the future. regular papers are more rear and Good papers can be very rear.
Therefore I would like to summarize that self-exculpations from the professors side that they are making important experiments and they need years to publish, does not look correct to me. At least they can publish weak (but with important notes) papers in a year. Otherwise anybody can claim that they are scientist who has a diploma.
Dear George Japoshvili
I support your opinion and candid writing. Time can reveal the facts, but there are those who are late in publishing research to complete the writing of books or for a conference, and not the annual publication rate is always proof of the quality of the researcher. And sometimes at a certain age, physical and mental health affects the speed of achievement, good luck
As my father was also teaching at the University and know many his colleagues from my childhood, I remember excellent brains who passed away so that did not produce since scientific works, but They were one of the best. This is what I try to say, that if someone does some research they must be capable to show it, otherwise this is just time-wasting. And we don't have time to waste.
What about professors who does not produce single scientific paper within 5 or 10 year? :))
Professors are fine tuned scholarly researchers who always ensure the broadening of the frontiers of knowledge through practical and valuable research expeditions.
The number of research papers they are supposed to publish is dependent on the pertinent problems that they tactfully identify in their societies and how their expert fields could provide remedies to them. The outcomes of such researches would then be published.
Thus, researches and academic papers professors are supposed to undertake is not number specific but rather need driven.
Thank you for your classification of the papers we produce according to quality and what rating we should have for our own works; it would impact my personal judgement and help my work going forward...
The demand on research articles depends on employer not professor. Is the research and publishing a priority for institution? Then professors may be obliged to publish more than some predetermined limit. Not enough publications? Next step is to select better candidates for the position. That is a standard and very intuitive way how academia should work.....
Many felt that reaching that height, they needed rest from the rigors of academic works but that should not be. This is the time for them to
1. Be more involved in the training and grooming younger ones and by so doing, they will be writing more papers than before
2. Produce more post-graduate students and through their students research, the co-author papers
3. Use their knowledge and experience gained so far in solving real life problems
4. Put all their knowledge in book form for generations yet unborn to gain from their wealth of experience
Finally, I thought and feel strongly that it should be an institutional matter that when you attained highest level in the academic world, professorial cadre in Universities and Chief Lecturer Cadre in Polytechnics as we have it in Nigeria, there should be minimum number of papers that you should publish to be able to guarantee your continuous stay in the system and this should be marked as a evidence of 'still productive and relevance' within the system.
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