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Self Assessment

Rate your agreement with the following statements:
(scale: 1 = completely disagree to 4 = completely agree)

  1 2 3 4

I understand the publishing expectations for achieving tenure in my department and at my institution.

I can differentiate between types of scholarly articles.

I can explain the difference between ‘open access’ and web-based journals.

I can explain the difference between web-based journals and journals I access through my library’s database subscriptions.

I know which articles and journals are most relevant to my work.

I can explain what makes a journal ‘prestigious.’

I can explain a journal’s ‘impact factor.’

I know which journals best reach my audience.

I can name several tools that help me manage my bibliographies and citations.

How did you do?

Lots of 1s and 2s mean that you are in the right place to learn more about the details of scholarly publishing. Lots of 4s means that you may be reviewing information you already know... or you may discover that you have misconceptions about some aspects of scholarly publishing.

Publishing is undergoing immense change, in terms of volume, scope and approaches to publishing. Even those ‘in the know’ need to refresh their knowledge.

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