title: Dire need of changes in the methods for assessing university faculty productivity in developing countries.
abstract: Publishing has become a necessity for promotion of faculty in academia. The faculties in developing countries face considerable difficulties publishing due to their prime focus on clinical approaches and resources for proper research. This often leaves no room for the pressured clinicians but to pursue poor quality publications just for the sake of promotion when the time for their promotion comes. The authors suggest establishing separate promotion tracks besides research in these underprivileged areas in order to avoid infestation of original research with poor ones.
authors.affiliation: a a King Edward Medical University , Nila Gumbad, Anarkali , Lahore , Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ali Sibtain Farooq
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.affiliation: b b Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , MD , USA.
authors.forename: Mona Adel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mohamed
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012106:Research; D014495:Universities / Q000592:standards
keywords: Developing countries; Faculty; Productivity; Promotion; Publications