“Building” a Paper: A Model for the Reluctant Writer
Writing is the currency of higher education (Mazak, 2024) and is often a heavily weighted factor in the tenure process. And yet, the task of writing
Writing is the currency of higher education (Mazak, 2024) and is often a heavily weighted factor in the tenure process. And yet, the task of writing
Faculty members in higher education must produce peer-reviewed publications in order to retain their jobs and obtain tenure and promotion. Perhaps even more importantly, publishing scholarship is one of the ways faculty
The faculty role in higher education (HE) comes with the expectation to publish, yet many consider this a burden rather than a privilege. In fact, the contractual obligation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving one of the most significant transformations in academic publishing since the advent of peer review. There has been a steady increase in
Most universities require tenure-track faculty members to achieve in three particular domains – teaching, service, and scholarship. Scholarship provokes the most anxiety. Faculty members quickly succumb to the publish or perish syndrome; a syndrome depicted by obsessive thoughts about scholarship expectations, a frenzy to publish, restless nights, and a plethora of excuses. The antidotes cleverly identified in this article are designed to treat the publish or perish syndrome.
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