Tenure and promotion: Are you willing to publish an article in an e-zine? (two)

There were 62 questionnaires recovered from data analysis. Among them, the management staff sent back a total of 31 questionnaires, including 3 university presidents, 2 dean/vice deputy heads of academic affairs, 16 deans/vice deans, and 10 leaders. These managers belong to nine universities within the Florida State University system. Another 31 questionnaires were returned from teachers at the Central University of Florida.

This survey quantitatively compares and analyzes the management staff and teachers' questionnaire responses (divided into four types of AD) as a whole data and into managers and teachers. These quantified data include respondents' free answer questions and additional interpretative statements. This is to enrich this study and further categorize the answers.

Discussion point A: The e-magazine's peer review process is as thorough as the paper media magazine.

The management staff and teacher's responses showed that the respondents’ views on this issue can be roughly divided into these categories: 37% said they did not care or did not know, 34% said they agreed or strongly agreed with this view, 29% said Express opposition or very much against this view. Although these responses show a certain degree of balance, it can be seen from the quantitative data of respondents who indicated that they did not agree or disagree (indifferent or not) that many people have not yet realized or are unfamiliar with electronics. The review process in the magazine publishing process. The following observations in the answer can prove:

“I don't know - if this type of publication is just an electronic version of a traditional magazine, there should be no difference.” (Dean of SUS, Florida)

“I have been a reviewer of two academic publications in the nursing field (one is a traditional paper media magazine and the other is an online publication magazine.) The manuscript review process for both publications is also very rigorous. (The School of Nursing), we examine publications in this field based on whether or not these magazines have been peer-reviewed. I think online magazines should be like that too." (a UCF teacher)

The following opinion of a teacher may provide an explanation for the fact that the e-magazine’s peer review process is not very clear. However, it also shows that this ambiguous attitude is not always certain:

"Because this kind of thing is relatively new, I think (we) will be more influenced by the opinions of others, that is, the e-magazine's peer review process may be worse than traditional magazines. Of course, whether it is electronic version of the Or in the mainstream media of paper media, this becomes meaningless." ((a UCF teacher))

The structural techniques used in the investigation methods in this study tell us some real insights on the effectiveness of peer review in electronic and paper media magazines at the current stage:

"Unfortunately, this survey did not distinguish between e-magazines. In many ways, not all e-magazines can be treated equally. You really need to define very clearly what you call an "e-zine" in order to conduct a a meaningful survey, otherwise, the respondent is free to identify what you are referring to is the worst or the best or based on an “e-zine.” It can be said that some of these e-magazines are just paper media. Some of the electronic versions of magazines do have peer reviews, some of them are only edited by editors, and some magazines are not even strictly screened.Some electronic magazines are comparable to similar media magazines (such as Most IEEE e-magazines have gone through the same rigorous selection and design as paper media, but at the same time there are many e-magazines that are just a lot of anecdotal anecdote that people feel like what kind of manuscripts are Can be approved by editors. The articles I read in some e-zines seem to basically It's just to show that technology can or can't show what he can do. These articles lack depth, length, accuracy, or simply fail to meet our expectations for paper media magazines. On the same side." (UCF teacher)

The technical considerations are obvious. A university president thinks that peer review of some e-publications is unquestionable, but the dean also pointed out that research publications in certain subject areas do require close attention. In the questionnaire, he replied:

“Does your “electronic magazine” include CD-ROM publications? Because the publication of the proceedings of the conference proceedings is becoming very common, and this kind of publication has no real flaws in the routine examination procedures. It is necessary to say a few words about the research results recognized by some professional organizations, because some publications, even in electronic form, are usually just old news.Many researchers publish research results through the Internet, resulting in regular publications in high-tech fields. It has been difficult to keep up with the rapid changes that have occurred with each passing day." (Senior president of SUS, Florida)

A college teacher talks about the complexity of technical issues like this:

“As far as I know, there is no formal policy or guidelines for academic publishing by academicians of the Institute of Business Administration through the Internet or traditional paper media academic journals. At present I have not found any unwritten rules in this regard. I have recently participated in At one meeting, the issue was discussed.Some teachers questioned whether the proceedings of the conference were published on a CD-ROM or a paper media magazine.A teacher asked a person in charge of the school, and now that it is published in either form, it must go through a relevant authority organization now. The review, whether CD-ROM academic publications are also acceptable, said the person in charge replied that what the author has to do is print out the cover, catalog and articles of the work from the CD, so that there is no difference with the paper media publication." UCF a teacher)

Since some e-magazines have gone through a peer review process and some e-magazines do not (in fact, paper media magazines do not do this), several respondents stated that they are uncertain about whether the two media are in the same review process. They answered:

"Sometimes, the two media are the same, and sometimes not necessarily (a University of Florida SUS president).

This requires a specific analysis of each situation and cannot be generalized. "(Department Head of SUS, Florida)

Many respondents chose “3” for the five options offered by this view. In the data analysis, we think that they feel it is difficult to respond, and in this way “don’t know”.

Further data analysis shows that managers are more uncertain than teachers in the equivalence in e-magazines and paper magazine peer review procedures. 46% of teachers agree or strongly agree that these two kinds of magazines are The same, with only 22% of managers holding this position. Managers are more inclined to express such uncertainties as to whether the teacher’s e-zine publication has any official or informal rules for the organization:

“We have no special provisions on whether publications are published online or through print magazines, but they must be academic in nature and be properly sanctioned by relevant parties. I think we have no problem in this regard.” (Florida SUS head of department)

“It is not clear at this time.” (Surrey SUS One A Principal)

“I haven’t considered this issue so far.” (Surveyor B, Florida SUS)

"There are no special regulations, but any such publication must have the same strict peer review process as a paper publication." (Department Chair, SUS, Florida)

“This is mainly a question of various departments. The departments of our school have formal regulations on the promotion of teachers and tenure, and clearly explain the requirements of departments in promotion and tenure. The majority of these regulations do not The issue makes special provision. As far as the whole hospital is concerned, we do not have formal written provisions in this regard. However, in all informal discussions, we encourage full affirmation of the electronic publication of this subject." Department head)

"We have submitted this issue to the academic department for discussion." (Surrey SUS, a provost)

The following simple answer can represent the wishes of teachers who agree with the points discussed in this section:

“Peer review is a peer review. Different magazines have different standards.” (a UCF teacher)

Point of View B: Electronic publishing undermines the integrity of academic rigor Existing data analysis shows that most people consistently expressed concern about the academic rigour of electronic publications and the electronic publishing process. Ninety-seven percent of the respondents indicated that they disagreed or strongly disagreed with the view that electronic publishing had undermined the integrity of academic discipline. When these respondents were divided into managers and teachers, they found that 64% of managers disagreed or strongly disagreed. 72% of teachers share the same opinion. This consensus view seems to be surprising, because the survey's response to the first argument triggered our attention to the actor's consideration of the equivalency of e-magazines and paper magazine peer review processes. However, it is important that most of the respondents’ opinions show that
They disagree with the fact that electronic publishing undermines the rigorous integrity of academics. This view is related to the quality issues revealed by the e-publication peer review process. The following respondents' opinions can be used as evidence:

“I always think that electronic publications are no different from traditional publications. The key is the review process. We need to establish a system to ensure that the industry’s recognition of the work should not be interfered with by the publishing media.” (Survey Institute, SUS, Florida Long A)

"I think the problem lies not in the media published by the work but in the work itself. There are two parameters to examine: 1. The depth of effective peer review that the publication has undergone; 2. The influence of the publication in the academic world, such as who Looking at these works, what impact these works have on their academic research, etc." (Senior President, SUS, Florida, SUS)

“Regardless of academic works, we want to verify the rigor of the review/evaluation process and the quality of the published media/magazines before deciding on the weight of the work.” (Senior President, SUS, SUS, C)

"There is no need to ask this question, just look at the quality that people recognize for the rigor of a magazine and its peer review." (Department Head, SUS, Florida)

The principal of a university system said that this issue should be decided by the provost or the vice-chancellor in charge of academic affairs in an institution because academic quality must be guaranteed. He said:

“The provost must have a clear position on this issue. I don’t think we have formal regulations in this regard. For me personally, the form of the publication is not important. What’s important is the editorial and censor’s qualities and the quality of the selection. Problem.” (a principal of SUS, Florida)

One teacher expressed strong disagreement with the notion that electronic publications have undermined the integrity of academic discipline. He cited as an example that many peer-reviewed, already accepted paper magazines now publish both paper media and electronic format publications. They do so and No change in standards. He said:

“This is simply nonsense! Go to an article published in mainstream magazines that publish both electronic and print editions to see how strict their academic review is.” (UCF teacher)
The following kinds of answers can be used as representatives of respondents who have expressed their agreement to the present opinion or who are "not to approve or disapprove":

"... At present, the Department has not yet published articles on electronic magazines. Hearing (the head of our department) said that although he has no doubt about the electronic publications themselves, he feels that the department should discuss the e-magazine review process on this issue. Rigorousness issues." (UCF teacher)

“For now, those things (electronic publications) are actually not of much value. People are not optimistic about electronic publications and may even think that they are inferior to a meeting document.” (a UCF teacher)

"I believe that any serious proposal for using online publications as an alternative to the print edition of the archived magazine is strictly academic.