September 24, 1999

Computer-Science Group Urges Colleges Not to Base Promotions Solely on Publications

Relying solely on journal articles to evaluate computer-science professors for promotion and tenure is a mistake.

So says a statement released this month by the Computing Research Association, based in Washington. It urges academe to place as much weight on papers written for conferences -- and on the "artifacts," such as software, created by professors -- as on published articles.

"Relying on journal publications as the sole demonstration of scholarly

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