Qatar University Academic Promotion committee
Verification Checklist for College of Education
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:………………………………………..………
No.
Please tick (√)
Item
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Has the candidate spent at least one year at QU?
2
Has the candidate been in the academic rank of Assistant Professor or equivalent
for at least five years?
3
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).
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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2
3
4
Yes
No
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No.
Item
Peer-Reviewed
Book/ Book chapter/review article.
(Only one can be counted).
Published / Accepted (P/A).
Sole / Senior Author
(First author or first faculty following
student (or research assistants, postdocs)).
The weight of the senior author work is
the highest amongst all authors.
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Has the applicant submitted the
“Contribution in Collaborative
Research Form”
(http://www.qu.edu.qa/offices/vpc
ao/faculty_promotion.php) signed
by the applicant and all the coauthors 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 4 Peer-Reviewed publications?
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At least three published articles, and a maximum of one article 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 two 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:
Dean:
Please tick (√)
Yes
No
No.
Item
Please tick (√)
Yes
No
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).
15
Reviewers have diversity in geographical locations.
Recommended order of External Reviewers:
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(*) For promotion to associate professor:
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The minimum requirement for promotion to Associate Professor is four good quality and
original papers. Three of the papers must have been published and the fourth was
accepted for publication.
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.
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 two of the submitted
publications.
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The senior author is defined as the person who leads the study and makes major
contributions to the work. Normally, 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.
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:
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 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 books 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: _____________