TY - JOUR
T1 - Academic Staff Practices and Challenges of Publishing
T2 - Evidence from an Ethiopian University
AU - Sewagegn, Abatihun Alehegn
AU - Diale, Boitumelo Molebogeng
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© International Network for Higher Education in Africa, University of Kwazulu-Natal. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This article reports on the findings of a study undertaken to establish practices and challenges to academic publishing at a higher education institution in Ethiopia. A descriptive survey design was employed and convenience and purposive sampling were used to select the sample. The data were gathered by means of a questionnaire with closed-and open-ended questions and were analysed using descriptive and thematic analysis. The results show that, despite the benefits of publishing, not all academics in the university are publishing in local and international journals due to a number of challenges. These include a lack of commitment and motivation, lack of experience and exposure to publishing, and inadequate information, knowledge and skills to access accredited journals. Academics also suffer from work overload, a lack of support from the university to publish, and challenges emanating from journals themselves. It is recommended that the university, the Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Higher Education and other relevant stakeholders should collaborate to address this situation.
AB - This article reports on the findings of a study undertaken to establish practices and challenges to academic publishing at a higher education institution in Ethiopia. A descriptive survey design was employed and convenience and purposive sampling were used to select the sample. The data were gathered by means of a questionnaire with closed-and open-ended questions and were analysed using descriptive and thematic analysis. The results show that, despite the benefits of publishing, not all academics in the university are publishing in local and international journals due to a number of challenges. These include a lack of commitment and motivation, lack of experience and exposure to publishing, and inadequate information, knowledge and skills to access accredited journals. Academics also suffer from work overload, a lack of support from the university to publish, and challenges emanating from journals themselves. It is recommended that the university, the Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Higher Education and other relevant stakeholders should collaborate to address this situation.
KW - academic publishing
KW - academics
KW - challenges
KW - higher education institution
KW - practices
KW - university
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85160409694&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.6017/ijahe.v8i1.13375
DO - 10.6017/ijahe.v8i1.13375
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85160409694
SN - 2313-5069
VL - 8
SP - 27
EP - 42
JO - International Journal of African Higher Education
JF - International Journal of African Higher Education
IS - 1
ER -