Qatar University Academic Promotion committee
Verification Checklist for College of Education
Candidate Name: …………………………………..
Rank Applying for: Professor
All information existing in the application should be documented including:
-Applicant M.Sc. and PhD theses (soft) including the names of the advisors
-An official letter indicating the appointment dates in the attained ranks prior to joining QU
-Soft copy of each paper, with an evidence of meeting QU and college criteria including peer
reviewing process that should be attached.
-Contribution forms
I confirm that the content of the Checklist is correct.
The candidate:
Signature………………………………….
Date:……………………………………….…………
The Department Head:
Signature………………………………….
Date:…………………………………………………
The Dean of College:
Signature ………………….…………………..
Date:………………………………………..………
No.
Please tick (√)
Yes
No
Item
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Has the candidate spent at least one year at QU?
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Has the candidate been in the academic rank of Associate Professor or equivalent
for at least five years?
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Do at least two of the publications must show Qatar University as the primary
affiliation for the author?
Academic output includes:
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Peer-Reviewed
Original research article (Refereed
journal included in the list of journals
approved by the college).
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2
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No.
Item
The paper is submitted for publication
while the applicant is working at
Qatar University and identifies that
the applicant is affiliated with Qatar
university.
Peer-Reviewed
Book/ Book chapter/review article.
(Only one can be counted).
Published / Accepted (P/A)
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Sole / Senior Author
(First author or first faculty
following student (or research
assistants, post-docs)).
The weight of the senior author work
is the highest amongst all authors.
Has the applicant submitted the
“Contribution in Collaborative
Research Form”
(http://www.qu.edu.qa/offices/vp
cao/faculty_promotion.php)
signed by the applicant and all
the co-authors indicating that
he/she contributed for the
highest amongst all authors .
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Is there a paper extracted from the Master or Ph.D. thesis?
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Did the applicant submit a minimum of 6 Peer-Reviewed publications?
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At least four published articles, and a maximum of two articles accepted for
publication.
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no more than 50% of the submitted articles for promotion are published in the
same journal/periodical or other academic outlets.
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Is the applicant sole or senior author of at least four papers?
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*Based on the QU/College promotion guidelines, does the candidate satisfy the
minimum required publications?
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Comments
Applicant:
Head of Department:
Please tick (√)
Yes
No
No.
Item
Please tick (√)
Yes
No
Dean:
EXTERNAL REVIEWERS:
The applicant does not need to complete this section
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A list of 12 external reviewers has been provided at the rank of “Professor”.
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Short bio for each external reviewer is included (including contact information).
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Reviewers have diversity in geographical locations.
Recommended order of External Reviewers:
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(*) For promotion to professor:
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The minimum requirement for promotion to Professor is six good quality and original papers.
At least, four of the papers must have been published and two other articles accepted for
publication. The papers must not have been used for any previous promotion.
Normally, it is expected that no more than 50% of the submitted articles for promotion are
published in the same journal/periodical or other academic outlets. Only one review article,
scholarly book or book chapter(s) (peer reviewed) is allowed in any submission and can be
considered for promotion.
At least two of the publications must show Qatar University as the primary affiliation for the author
(applicant for promotion)
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The paper is submitted for publication while the applicant is working at Qatar University and identifies
that the applicant is affiliated with Qatar university
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The applicant must be the sole or senior author of at least four of the submitted
publications.
The senior author is generally defined as the person who leads the study and makes major
contributions to the work. The College of Education defines the senior author as:
 The first named author on the publication;
 The first named faculty member following the names of students, research assistants or
post-docs.
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For any collaborative works, the candidate must indicate her/his level of contribution. A
standard author contribution form will be required, and the form should be signed by all authors.
The research articles submitted for promotion should be of good quality and published in one
of the peer-reviewed journals approved by the CED. It is expected that these articles meet
one of the following criterion:
 Listed in approved journals by CED promotion committee. The approved journals will be
reviewed and updated periodically by the College’s promotion committee.
 Has an impact factor of at least 1.
 Listed in SCOPUS (http://www.elsevier.com/online-tools/scopus/content-overview) or ISI
Web of Science (http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/).
 Listed in one of the following search engine indexing and/or abstracts: ERIC, Educational
Abstract, Psychological Abstract, ProQuest or Social Sciences Abstract.
Although scholarly books, book chapter(s), or literature review papers are evidence of
research activities, only one of these outputs (peer reviewed) can be considered for
promotion.
Any submitted scholarly book or book chapters must demonstrate originality, new
contribution to knowledge and be peer reviewed and have the mandatory international ISBN
number to be considered. Also, the applicant should provide as much evidence as possible on
the quality of the journals, book, or book chapter or creative work.
The submitted scholarly contributions for promotion should be in the applicant discipline
micro or macro and have strong relevance to the educational and/or psychological
sciences domains.
Conference proceedings and presentations do not count for promotion.
APC Member’s Name: __________________________________
Member’s Signature: __________________________________
Date: _____________