Publication productivity of criminal justice faculty in criminal justice journals

✍ Scribed by David Fabianic

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 111 KB
• Volume: 30
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0047-2352
• DOI: 10.1016/s0047-2352(02)00176-9

✦ Synopsis

An important dimension of university faculty life is publication expectation. Often the level of publication productivity is used to assess general program prestige or to evaluate individual faculty performance. The publication rates of faculty in PhD and master-level programs have been unclear. This study examined the publication rates using a general list of criminal justice journals, and a select list of the leading journals, over a five-year period. The faculty members were located in criminal justice programs that granted PhD and master degrees. Publication productivity rates were established for the two different degree level programs, and the institutions with the strongest publication rates were identified. Publication rates are only one factor used in the assessment of program quality and the relationship of publication rates to other program features is discussed.