The effect of journal metrics on academic resume assessment

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4096899
AutoresCraig G Anderson (0000-0001-6631-6014, University of Stirling, autor correspondente), Ronald W Mcquaid (0000-0002-5342-7097, Management, Work and Organisation, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK), Alex M Wood (0000-0002-8010-1455, Leeds Trinity University)
Ano2022
Volume47
Fascículo11
Páginas2310-2322
Data de publicação2022-11-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075079.2022.2061446
OpenAlexW4224039521
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas64

It has been widely argued that journal metrics are used in assessing publication records on resumes for academic jobs and assessments. Within that debate, two important considerations emerge. Firstly, academics belonging to different career cohorts may have different experiences which are reflected in their recommendations related to targeting and assessing publication records. Secondly, recruitment or assessment expectations that include publishing in highly rated journals may lead to the targeting of a smaller number of high rated publications, with perceived lower rated journal outlets being discouraged. Using an experimental design, an online survey collected data from 1011 academics across management and psychology disciplines in the UK and USA, exploring the association between journal ratings, the number of publications on a resume, and the length of time spent in academia. Analysis indicated that when assessing an academic resume, the discouraging of lower rated journal publications may be dependent on the length of time spent in academia. Specifically, in the context of exactly the same high rated journal publications on a resume, those who had been in academia for 10–20 years were less favorable towards the inclusion of additional low rated journals. The findings contribute to how we view the socialization of institutional influences on career decision making in higher education. The results add to emergent evidence of behavioral responses to the institutional pressures on academic careers, and how individuals at different career stages may be impacted differently. This has implications for the management of academic career progression and academic recruitment processes

Geography · Higher education · Library science · Medical education · Political science · Publishing · Socialization · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Higher Education Research Studies · Medicine · Psychology · scientometrics and bibliometrics research · Social Psychology