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EVALUATION OF THE PAPER REVIEW AND PUBLICATION PROCESS OF THE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD.
| 题名： | EVALUATION OF THE PAPER REVIEW AND PUBLICATION PROCESS OF THE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD. |
| 作者： | Williams-Jon-M |
| 关键词： | Evaluation-; Improvements-; Interviewing-; Paper-review; Peer-groups; Procedures-; Publication-process; Reviews-; Surveys-; Transportation-Research-Board |
| 摘要： | This circular documents a study performed to evaluate the paper review and publication process of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), in particular, the peer review procedures. The study addresses the following two questions: For academicians, does publication of research in a TRB publication have the same value for promotion and tenure as publication in other journals? Does the TRB paper review and publication process need to be improved, and, if so, how? The study employed four research techniques: in-depth interviews with university faculty members who have long experience with TRB, a mail-back survey of TRB university representatives (with 81 respondents), a simple analysis of peer review quality for 421 peer reviews of papers submitted to TRB, and comparison of review practice between TRB and other journals. The research found that 73% of survey respondents believe TRB publication has value equal to or greater than publication in other peer-reviewed journals for tenure and promotion purposes. Schools rate TRB publication as follows: 57% say TRB publication has unequivocally greater or equal value, 16% believe TRB publication has equal value but others at the school may not agree, and 27% say TRB publication has less value. A peer review quality analysis found that 82% of the 421 paper review forms submitted appeared to provide complete information to the paper author while 18% of the forms did not. Comparison with practices at other journals indicates that some improvement might be needed with respect to the amount of time allotted for paper review, as well as to the attention to paper revisions. Comments from the mail-back survey indicate that many respondents are reasonably satisfied with the TRB review and publication process, and many suggested ways in which the process could be improved. These findings indicate that the process is fundamentally sound; while it could benefit from some procedural upgrades, it is not in need of a complete overhaul. |
| 总页数： | Transportation Research Circular. 2000/09. pp28 (4 Tab., Refs., 4 App.) |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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