A researcher is said to be productive after publishing their findings. The analysis of the Science and Technology Index portal, called SINTA, shows the productivity of researches of private higher education institutions lecturers in Kopertis Region XII Maluku and North Maluku is still very low. The ranking of private higher education institutions in Kopertis Region XII compared with other universities in Indonesia further strengthens the opinion. This research aimed to determine the factors influencing the research productivity of private higher education institutions lecturers in Kopertis Region XII. The method used was an online survey on 155 samples of lecturers in Maluku and North Maluku. The data obtained were analyzed statistically descriptive. The results showed that research productivity is influenced by individual and institutional factors. Individually, the biggest driving factor is the perception of the function and benefits of research for human life, while the smallest one is the desires to be famous and financial benefits. The biggest inhibiting factor is the limited cost of research and publication, while the smallest is the motivation to research and publish. Institutionally, library facilities are deemed inadequate, thus contributing less to the increase of research productivity.

Research conducted by a lecturer should be published as a scientific communication in the scientific community. Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education of Republic Indonesia has built a system that provides comprehensive and accessible information about Indonesian scientific publications called SINTA. Analysis of the Higher Education Database and SINTA portal shows that 17% of lecturers in Maluku have been registered as verified authors within the SINTA portal. The percentage of verified authors of Maluku lecturers compared with the total verified authors in the SINTA portal is 0.49%. The percentage of Scopus-indexed publications from lecturers in Maluku compared with the total Scopus-indexed publication in the SINTA portal is 0.32%. Most Scopus-indexed scientific publications are from Pattimura University which is 94%. The publications tend to increase each year but decline in 2017. Journal articles are the most publicized type of Scopus-indexed which is 90%. The most widely published subject area is Natural sciences which is 98% of the total Scopusindexed publications.