Publication Rewards
An Overview
Publishing scientific research is deemed as one of the most essential jobs and anticipated tasks of faculty members and researchers at Qatar University. The Research Reward Program aims at honoring the efforts of outstanding researchers at QU and encouraging them to exert more for the sake of elevating academic research at QU to the highest levels. The program also aims at increasing research productivity and uplifting the University's academic rank.
Objectives
- Encourage publication in leading international journals
- Contribute actively toward achieving internationally recognized research-excellence.
- Foster collaboration with international researchers worldwide.
- Encourage diversification of scholarly outcomes.
Guidelines and General Eligibility Requirements
Submitted publication must fulfill the following eligibility criteria:
- The applicant must have published his/her article/book/patent during employment/affiliation at Qatar University.
- The same scholarly work/publication cannot be submitted more than once.
- It should be indexed in one or more of the following databases: Web of science (WoS) or Science Citation Index (SCI)/SCI-Expended or Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) or Scopus database.
- A Book and "Article type" which is either "full paper", or "review" or "note" publications are considered for rewards. Publications under "Letters to the Editor", "Editorial", "Case-study report", Communicates, etc. are not qualified for rewards.
- The reward is given to all authors who published in journals with Impact of 1 and higher. In the case that more than one author contributed to the submitted publications, the reward will be distributed according to the below table:
| Co-author | 60% for the first author and/or senior author 40% for the second author |
| Two co-authors | 50% for the first author and/or senior author 30% for the second author 20% for the third author |
| Three co-authors | 40% for the first author and/or senior author 30% for the second author 20% for the third author 10% for the fourth author |
| More than three co-authors | 35% for the first author and/or senior author 25% for the second author 20% for the third author 20% is distributed among the other authors equally |
In case the scholarly work/publication is an outcome of graduate student work and or thesis/dissertation or undergraduate senior project, students will be part of the scholarly work reward. Generally, the "senior author" definition will be defined according to QU promotion policy guidelines.
Type 1- General Paper Reward
The papers published in journals which are listed in Web of science (WoS) or Science Citation Index (SCI)/SCI-Expended or Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) or Scopus database are rewarded according to the following table. Impact factor is calculated according to Thomson Reuters (ISI). The maximum value for this reward is QR 15,000.
| No | Journals Impact Factor | Rewards (QR) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indexed papers in journals with no impact factor or with Impact Factor of 0.1-0.99 | 3000* |
| 2 | Articles in journals with Impact Factor of 1.0 | 4000 |
*This is flat reward per paper applied only in the case of Humanities, Islamic Studies, and Social Sciences.
Only publications in the approved College's Journal list will be considered
Type 2 - Publication in Nature or Science Journal
Award for publication in Nature Journal or Science journal. The value of this reward is QR 50,000 in addition to a plaque recognizing the efforts.
Type 3 - Publishing a Book
A reviewed/refereed book (not editorial book nor thesis) published by a reputable international publisher and endorsed by the University Promotion Committee will be rewarded QR 10,000 per book.
Type 4 - Arabic Language Publication
In case of Arabic publications, the top peer reviewed journals are considered if and only if listed in the college-approved list. The value of this reward is QR 1,000 for the main author.
Type 5 - Citation (excluding self-citation)
Reward for a given article that has been cited intensively (at least 15 times, for science, engineering and medical and 10 times for other disciplines), will be according to following table:
| No | Number of Citation per article | Reward (QR) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10/15-24 | 1000 |
| 2 | 25-50 | 3000 |
| 3 | More than 50 | 5000 |
*Applicable to all scholarly work published after 1st Jan. 2013
Type 6 - Highly Cited Researcher
A one-time reward for a researcher whose name is listed by the Institute for Scientific Information * (ISI) as a "highly-cited author". The value of this award is QR 20,000.
Type 7 - Patent
A reward for "Granted" patent in registered patent office through the University Patent Office/Committee. The value is QR 10,000.
Type 8: College/Center's Distinguished Research Award
College Distinguished Research Awards will be offered annually to the most active colleges in terms of number of recognized scholarly publications per faculty member. The award is QR 500,000 for first rank, QR 300,000 for second rank and QR 200,000 for third place. The respective College will have the flexibility to spend the award amount to further enrich the research productivity.
| No. | Criteria | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Publishing ratio = (number of indexed papers/books published in classified international periodicals/ per faculty members in the college/Center) | 45%-50% |
| 2 | Citation Ratio = (Total number of citations/The number of faculty members/researchers) | 15% |
| 3 | Number of patents per college/center (if applicable) | 0-5% |
| 4 | Number of international/national awards and/or number of external research grants from outside Qatar (such as EU, NIH, UNESCO, etc.) per faculty member. | 5% |
| 5 | Value of external research grants per faculty member and number of research grants per faculty member. | 10% |
| 6 | College/Center annual growth in terms of indexed research productivity (trend) | 15% |
| 7 | Ratio of research funding to graduate students, RAs and Post-Doctoral Fellows | 5% |
| 8 | Number of joint publications/funding between colleges and research centers per faculty member. | 0-10% |
