Factors Influencing Research Productivity of Private Higher Education Institutions Lecturers in Kopertis Region XII

Abstract

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.

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“…However, for some cases, to be productive in research through publication and citation is still difficult to carry out. There are individual factors like the perception of getting the benefit, lack of research cost, and institutional factor-like library facilities (Anamofa et al, 2019).…”

“…Novelty innovation of learning models can be created from the result of their researches and disseminated through that publication (Liu et al, 2020). For some lecturers, doing publication is challenging and difficult to carry out, so they are stagnant at the same level of position or academic function for a long period in one institution (Anamofa & Nanuru, 2019).…”