Best practices in scholarly publishing for promotion or tenure: Avoiding predatory journals

Predatory publishing has adverse impacts on scientific literature including nursing literature. These publishers have been described as having questionable publication standards. Many faculty have expressed challenges associated with assessing publisher and journal quality. The purpose of this artic...

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Published in:Journal of professional nursing 2023-03, Vol.45, p.60-63
Main Authors: Hulsey, Tara, Carpenter, Roger, Carter-Templeton, Heather, Oermann, Marilyn H., Keener, Tina Antill, Maramba, Patricia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Faculty
Faculty publications
Fellowships and Scholarships
Humans
Periodicals as Topic
Predatory journals
Promotion and tenure guidelines
Scholarly Communication
Schools
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Summary:Predatory publishing has adverse impacts on scientific literature including nursing literature. These publishers have been described as having questionable publication standards. Many faculty have expressed challenges associated with assessing publisher and journal quality. The purpose of this article is to describe the development and implementation of faculty retention, promotion, and tenure guidelines offering explicit instructions and guidance for faculty on assessing the quality of publishers and journals. An appointed committee representing research, teaching, and practice scholarship performed a literature review on the topics of journal quality, scholarship for promotion and tenure, and best practices for evaluating scholarship in academic institutions. The committee developed additional guidance to support and assist faculty assessing journal quality. Based on these guidelines, the faculty retention, promotion, and tenure guidelines for each of the research, teaching, and practice tracks were edited to reflect these practices. The guidelines provided clarity for our promotion and tenure review committee and faculty. •Faculty face challenges assessing the quality of nursing journals as evidenced by the number of predatory publications by nursing faculty.•Formal guidelines for promotion and/or tenure can assist faculty is assessing the quality of publishers and their journals.•Guidelines provide clarification for promotion and review committees.
ISSN:8755-7223
1532-8481
DOI:10.1016/j.profnurs.2023.01.002