Bunz U. "Publish or perish: A limited author analysis of ICA and NCA journals" Journal of Communication 55(4): 703-720, Dec. 2005.

[Eugene Garfield]

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E-mail: ubunz at fsu.edu

Title: Publish or perish: A limited author analysis of ICA and NCA journals

Author(s): Bunz U

Source: JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION 55 (4): 703-720 DEC 2005

Document Type: Article
Language: English
Cited References: 20      Times Cited: 0

Abstract:
The study reported in this article investigated some of the communication
discipline's publication conventions to provide information that can shape
hiring, promotion, and/or tenure practices, particularly at highly research-
oriented universities. The study investigates 349 research articles by 125
authors published in eight International Communication Association (ICA)
and National Communication Association (NCA) journals between January 1999
and June 2004. The analyses focus on authors, their gender, academic rank,
and university affiliations. Results show that full professors have
significantly higher rates of productivity than either associate or
assistant professors, even though assistant professors as a group are
associated with the most manuscripts. The study reveals a short list (n =
12) of universities whose faculty and/or alumni have published more than
their peers and those scholars' preferred publication outlets; recognizes
especially productive scholars by academic rank (n = 11); and presents data
that indicate a potential trend towards dissolving gender differences.

KeyWords Plus: RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY; COMMUNICATION

Addresses: Bunz U (reprint author), Florida State Univ, Dept Commun,
Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
Florida State Univ, Dept Commun, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, JOURNALS DEPT, 2001 EVANS RD, CARY, NC
27513 USA

Subject Category: COMMUNICATION
IDS Number: 991WG

ISSN: 0021-9916

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