Factors Influencing Publishing Scientific Papers among Iraqi Medical Academic Hanoon Yossra K1,*, Lafta Riyadh K2 1MD, Ph. D., Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Mustansiriya University, Iraq 2MD, Ph. D., Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Mustansiriya University, Affiliated Prof., Global Health Department University of Washington, Seattle, USA *Corresponding Author: Yossra K Hanoon (MD, Ph. D), Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Mustansiriya University, Iraq, Phone: +9647827099196, Email: yossraalrobaiaay@gmail.com
Online published on 13 November, 2019. Abstract Background Assessing research productivity in academic institutions is an important measure of the magnitude of their contribution to knowledge. Objective To assess research productivity among a sample of Iraqi medical academic, and to shed light on the barriers that may influence this practice. Method This cross-sectional study was conducted during the period from March through June 2018 in Ten medical schools. A questionnaire form was distributed to 200 academic and inquired about the number of articles published during the last five years, types of journals and the obstacles that may influence the rate of productivity. Results Most of the respondents reported publishing their articles in local and regional journals, 44% didn't get a chance to publish in any International journal, 61% reported no previous experience in publishing in “Scopus” journals or journals with an impact factor (38%), and 66% haven't published any research article after getting their professorship. Career promotion was the main motive for conducting researches (69.7%), followed by job requirements (64.6%). The main reasons behind low research productivity were workload pressure (74.3%), and lack of funds (61.7%). Conclusion There are many obstacles that make research productivity and article publishing among Iraqi academic still way beyond ambition. Top Keywords Iraqi, Academic, Publishing, Medical, Papers. Top |