Questionnaire on Academic Publishing

Section A: Biographical Information

Gender
  Male
  Female

Age
  

State the University you are currently employed at.
  

How many years in total have you been involved with academica?
  Less than 1
  1 - 3
  4 - 6
  7 - 9
  10 - 12
  13 years or more

Please indicate your current position
  Junior lecturer
  Lecturer
  Senior Lecturer
  Associate Professor
  Professor
  Other

If other, please specify

Section B: Your Teaching / Supervisory Responsibilities

How many undergraduate courses do you currently lecture at first year level?
  None 1 2-3 4 or more
  1 2 3 4
During the first semester
During the second semester

How many undergraduate courses do you currently lecture at second year level?
  None 1 2-3 4 or more
  1 2 3 4
During the first semester
During the second semester

How many undergraduate courses do you currently lecture at third year level?
  None 1 2-3 4 or more
  1 2 3 4
During the first semester
During the second semester

How many postgraduate courses do you currently lecture at Honours level?
  None 1 2-3 4 or more
  1 2 3 4
During the first semester
During the second semester

How many postgraduate courses do you currently lecture at Masters level?
  None 1 2-3 4 or more
  1 2 3 4
During the first semester
During the second semester

How many postgraduate courses do you currently lecture at Doctorate level?
  None 1 2-3 4 or more
  1 2 3 4
During the first semester
During the second semester

How many student in each of the following categories have you supervised/taught during the past three yeasr (including this year)?
  None 1-5 6-10 11+
  1 2 3 4
Course work Masters (mini dissertation)
Research Masters (full dissertation)
Doctorate course work
Doctorate Thesis

What percentage of students (in each of the following categories) graduated during the past three years?
  N/A (did not supervice students in past three years None 1 - 10% 11 - 24% 25 - 49% 50 - 74% 75 - 99% 100%
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Course work Masters (mini dissertation)
Research Masters (full dissertation)
Doctorate course work
Doctorate Thesis

How long on average, do you think does it take one of your students in each of the following categories to graduate?
  Do not know Within 2 years Within 3 years Within 4 years Longer than 4 years
  1 2 3 4 5
Cource ork Masters (mini dissertation)
Research Masters (full dissertation)
Doctorate cource work
Doctorate Thesis

What percentage of student in each of the follwing categories, publish an article in an accredited journal based on the research they conducted during their studies?
  N/A (did not supervise students in the past three years) None 1-10% 11-24% 50-74% 75-99% 100%
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Course Work (mini dissertation)
Reaearch masters (full dissertation)
Doctorate Cource work
Doctorate Thesis

What in your opinion are the characteristics of students who publish from their dissertation/thesis?

What, in your opinion, are the characteristics of students who do NOT publish from their dissertation/thesis?

What, in your opinion are the most important reasons for some students to publish and others not?

Section C: Your own Publication / Research Activities

Please answer the following questions:
  None 1-2 3-5 6-10 11+
  1 2 3 4 5
How many articles have you submitted for publication in an accredited journal in the past three years?
How many of the articles that you have submitted for publication in the past three years, were accepted/published?
How many articles, in total, have you published in an accredited journal since entering academia?
How many chapters in academic, subject related books have you published in the past three years?
How many academic, subject related books have you published in the past three years?

What is the main reason for your involvement in research?
  Better promotion opportunities
  Self-development
  Interest
  Other

Other, please specify

Please answer the following questions:
  0 Hours 1-3 Hours 4-6 Hours 7-9 Hours 10 or more hours
  1 2 3 4 5
How much time do you spend on your own (or collaborative) on your own research related activities per week?
How much time do you spend on administrative responsibilities per week?
How much time do you spend on teachin responsibilities per week?
How much time do you spend on your own (or collaborative) on assesment related activities per week?
How much time do you spend on your own (or collaborative) on supervisory responsibilities per week?

Are you happy with the amount of time you are allocating to the writing of articles/conducting research?
  Yes
  No

To what extent does the following hamper your research activities/writing of articles:
  Great extent Some extent Uncertain Lesser extent No extent
  1 2 3 4 5
General administrative duties
Undergraduate course work (includes lectures, preperation of lectures, marking of papers ect.)
Post-graduate course work (include lectures, preperation of lectures, marking of papers ect)
Supervision of post-graduate students
External examination duties
Limited experience in writing articles / conducting research
Finding relevant research topics
Lack of motivation
Continuous rejection of submitted articles

Briefly describe any factor(s) not mentioned above that will negatively impact on your writing of research articles/conducting research.

Briefly describe the factor(s) that facilitate your ability to publish/conduct research.

If the following issues were addressed, to what extent do you think it will increase research productivity amongst academic staff?
  Great extent Some extent Uncertain Lesser extent No extent
  1 2 3 4 5
Formal training of post-doctorate staff in the writing of articles/conducting research
Assistance from departemental side with time management
Appointment of mentors to inexperienced staff
Assistance from university appointed editors with the rewrite of articles after the rejection of such an article
Clearer guidelines provided by accredited journals on what is acceptable/unacceptable
A body governing the publication practices of accredited journals
Increased research collaboration among universities
Recognizing other efforts, such as paper and poster presentations at national and international congresses, also as research output


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