Qatar University Academic Promotion committee
Verification Checklist for the College of Business & Economics
Candidate Name: …………………………………..
Rank Applying for: Associate 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:………………………………………..………
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CANDIDATE
1 The candidate has spent at least one year at QU
2 The candidate has been in academic rank for at least five years
3 The applicant teaching and service evaluation is no less than “meet expectation”
during the year immediately preceding the year of application.
PAPERS SUBMITTED FOR EVALUATION
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The publication shows Qatar
University as the primary affiliation
for the applicant in case it was
submitted for publication after he
joined Qatar University.
Publication shows Qatar University
as the primary affiliation for the
candidate
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or
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No
N/A
Yes
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or
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No
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No
Yes
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or
Yes
No
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No
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No
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or
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or
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No
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Original refereed research article: i)
peer-reviewed, ii) published after
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
the PhD, iii) not extracted from
Masters or Ph.D. thesis, and iv) not
used in previous promotion
Scholarly book, book chapter(s), or
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
literature review paper.
Published (P) or Accepted (A)
P
A
P
A
P
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P
CBE criteria met by the publication*:
1. Impact factor of at least 1.
2. Listed in SCOPUS or ISI Web of
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Science.
3. Listed in ABDC, with ranking of
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“B” or better.
4. Listed in Association of Business
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Schools with a ranking of 2 or
better.
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5. Listed in Research in
International Management with
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a ranking of “B” or better.
6. Listed among the Financial Times
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top journals (45).
7. Listed in Cabell’s Directory of
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Publishing Opportunities with an
acceptance rate of 25% or
better.
In case of co-authored publication,
the applicant submitted the
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
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No
“Contribution in Collaborative
or
or
or
or
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N/A
N/A
N/A
Research Form” signed by him/her
and all the co-authors.
Candidate is Sole or Senior Author.
Senior author means:
-The first author.
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
-The first author after junior team
members (student, research
assistant or postdoc author).
At least two of the publications in the dossier show Qatar University as the
primary affiliation for the candidate.
The applicant submitted a minimum of four Peer-Reviewed publications.
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Yes
No
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P
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or
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No
No more than one publication is scholarly book(s), book chapter(s), or literature
review paper.
At least three articles are published and a no more than one is accepted for
publication.
Publications satisfy that none of them is published in conference proceedings or
in predator journals that usually charge acceptance fees.
Yes
Yes
or
No
N/A
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
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No
Publications meet at least one of the CBE criteria related to papers* with no
more than one publication qualifying on the seventh criterion alone.
The applicant submitted the “Contribution in Collaborative Research Form”
signed by him/her and all the co-authors for all co-authored publication(s).
The applicant is sole or senior author of at least two of the publications
submitted. His/her seniority is approved in each of these papers by all the coauthors in the “Contribution in Collaborative Research Form”.
Based on the QU/College promotion guidelines*, the candidate satisfies the
minimum required publications.
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Comments
Applicant:
Head of Department:
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”.
Short bio for each external reviewer is included (including Contact information).
Reviewers with diversity in geographical locations.
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Recommended order of External Reviewers:
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For promotion to Associate Professor:
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To apply for promotion, a faculty member must be a regular faculty member, and must have
spent at least one year at Qatar University, and must have spent no fewer than five years in their
current rank.
The applicant teaching and service evaluation should be no less than “meet expectation” during
the promotion period or at least during the year immediately preceding the year of his/her
application.
The minimum requirement is four quality original publications that are not extracted from
his/her Masters or Ph.D. thesis. At least three must have been published, and the fourth may be
accepted for publication.
The applicant must be the sole or senior author of at least two of the publications submitted 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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In all cases of co-authored publications, the applicant for promotion must submit the
“Contribution in Collaborative Research Form” signed by the applicant and all the co-authors
approving his/her seniority.
The senior author is generally defined as the person who leads a study and makes a major
contribution to the work. The Senior Author typically takes overall responsibility for its content.
CBE defines senior author to mean either first author or first author after a junior team member
(such as student, research assistant, or post doc)
Papers should be of good quality published in peer-reviewed journals approved by the CBE
that, at minimum, meet one of the following CBE criteria:
o 1-Impact factor of at least 1.
o 2-Listed in SCOPUS (http://www.elsevier.com/online-tools/scopus/contentoverview) or ISI Web of Science (http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/).
o 3-Listed in ABDC, with ranking of “B” or better (http://www.abdc.edu.au).
o 4-Listed in Association of Business Schools
(http://www.associationofbusinessschools.org) with a ranking of 2 or better.
o 5-Listed in Research in International Management (http://www.harzing.com) with a
ranking of “B” or better.
o 6-The Financial Times top journals (45) (http://library.mcmaster.ca/find/ft-researchrank-journals).
o 7-Listed in Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities (http://www.cabells.com) with
an acceptance rate of 25% or better. At most one publication can qualify on this criterion
alone.
Publications in predator journals that usually charge acceptance fees are not acceptable for
promotion.
The applicant should provide as much evidence as possible on the quality of the journals.
Although scholarly books, book chapter(s), and literature review papers are evidence of research
activities, only one of these can be considered for promotion.
Conference proceedings and presentations do not count for promotion.
APC Member’s Name:
Member’s Signature: __________________________________
Date: