The revised guidelines of the Medical Council of India for academic promotions: Need for a rethink

Aggarwal, Rakesh; Gogtay, Nithya J; Kumar, Rajeev; Sahni, Peush

doi:10.1007/s12664-015-0617-9

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“…Research remains an integral component for academic medical professionals, as scholarly productivity is frequently used as a consideration for faculty promotion. [1][2][3] Its importance and impact on clinical care management have also trickled down into medical education. Given that research participation has been shown to develop critical skills for post-graduate success, many medical schools now offer research electives to promote scholarly pursuits.…”

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Effect of Medical Student Contributions on Academic Productivity: Analysis of Student Authorship Over Time

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Qureshi

Paracha

et al. 2021

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Introduction: Understanding the trend of student authorship is crucial in determining its correlation to scholarly impact for corresponding authors. Our objective is to investigate student authorship rates over time in articles published in JAMA Internal Medicine (IM), as well as to examine potential effects student authors have on scholarly impact scores of corresponding authors via H-index measures. Methods: Authorship data including student authors (SA), first student authors, and corresponding authors (CA) from prior JAMA IM publications between 2010 and 2018 were collected, with a total of 701 studies. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and independent sample t-tests were performed to assess for differences in the mean by publishing year and student authorship, respectively. Results: Of 4591 total authors, 683 (14.9%) were considered student authors. The percentage of student authorship increased from 46.3% to 58.0% between 2010 and 2018, respectively. No difference in average H-indices of CA between SA and non-SA groups (overall NSA H i mean: 30.2, vs SA H i mean: 32.1, p=0.371) was noted. Discussion: Student participation in research is not a disadvantage to scholarly impact for corresponding authors. Increased student authorship reflects a promising trend towards greater student participation in research within the field of medicine.

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Effect of Medical Student Contributions on Academic Productivity: Analysis of Student Authorship Over Time

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“…In an India-based study on journal selection, the authors reported that the indexing of a journal was the most valued factor [22]. Similar to Turkey, India employs a points system for academic promotion, in which journals indexed in PubMed or Medline are awarded higher points [27,28]. Although the authors state that this point system is promising for incentivizing research among academics, there are several pitfalls that may lead to scientific misconduct [22].…”

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Factors affecting the journal choice for manuscript submission: A qualitative study on Turkish medical researchers

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Etçioğlu

Emre³

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The factors that affect journal choice for manuscript submission vary, depending on the researcher’s career and field. Although several guidelines are available, information is limited on which criteria are used by Turkish authors. We aimed to evaluate the factors that affect Turkish medical researchers’ journal choice decisions using semi-structured in-depth video conference interviews. The participants identified journal prestige as the major factor, mainly Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCIE) indexing and journal impact factor (JIF), along with acceptance and rejection rates, the age of the journal, and journal audience. Participants identified high publishing costs and mandatory paid open access policy as negative factors. Future policies on covering publishing costs institutionally would be helpful to remove obstacles during journal choice. Turkish medical researchers should be informed on using various indexes and scientometric data to better understand journal performance, rather than only SCIE and JIF.

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“…Similarly, institutions or regulatory organizations should be careful when issuing guidelines or policies. For instance, the new policy of the Medical Council of India has been criticized for the inclusion of a questionable indexing service called Index Copernicus, and overtly excluding legitimate open-access journals 27. A similar error was noted in the guidelines published by the UGC India 9.…”

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Revisiting the Term Predatory Open Access Publishing

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The revised guidelines of the Medical Council of India for academic promotions: Need for a rethink

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Effect of Medical Student Contributions on Academic Productivity: Analysis of Student Authorship Over Time

Effect of Medical Student Contributions on Academic Productivity: Analysis of Student Authorship Over Time

Factors affecting the journal choice for manuscript submission: A qualitative study on Turkish medical researchers

Revisiting the Term Predatory Open Access Publishing

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