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Hakami MSA. Barriers to Conducting and Publishing Scientific Research Among Nursing Faculty Members in Saudi Arabia. J Multidiscip Healthc 2023; 16:2733-2743. [PMID: 37744180 PMCID: PMC10516187 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s429478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Objective Publication in highly indexed journals is a complicated process that requires research skills, including writing, conceptualizing, and communication skills, to appropriately verbalize the findings. The current study assessed the barriers faced by nursing faculty at Saudi universities in conducting scientific research and publishing in highly indexed journals. Methods This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. Data were collected through convenience sampling by sending an online questionnaire to faculty members at Saudi universities. The questionnaire consisted of two parts: the first part for the demographic characteristics of staff and another part for the barriers associated with conducting scientific research and the publication process in highly indexed journals. The data was analyzed by SPSS using descriptive statistics as frequencies and percentages and inferential statistics using Chi Square test. Results The study included 152 participants, mainly female (70.4%) aged 30-40 years (73.7%). Most were non-Saudi (90.1%), attended government universities (82.9%), and specialized in Medical & Surgical Nursing (29.6%). Only 3.9% received publishing training, whereas 55.9% had been published in indexed journals. Barriers included difficulties following guidelines, lack of research-writing knowledge, language challenges, and financial constraints. Gender, age, university, qualifications, and training courses influenced these barriers. Conclusion The identified barriers included lack of training, language-related challenges, and work pressures. This study emphasizes the importance of providing support, resources, and training opportunities to overcome these barriers and enhance research productivity in the nursing field.
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Kim E. Publishing international library and information science journals: The changing landscape. JOURNAL OF LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/09610006221090958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study aimed to examine the publication trends of Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR)-indexed library and information science (LIS) journals by examining publication share growth by country and region. For this study, we used LIS journals indexed in the SJR in 2000, 2010, and 2020. The results showed that the most frequent publishers of SJR-indexed LIS journals are large commercial publishers. The top three publishers since 2000 were Taylor & Francis, Emerald, and Springer Nature, despite their publication share among SJR-indexed journals declining since this period. The top three countries in journal publishing were the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. As the large commercial publishers have established themselves in these countries, the publication shares of these countries have also declined slightly because of the slowing growth rate of their publishers. Similarly, publication shares in both Northern America and Western Europe have declined slightly since 2000. However, the large commercial publishers, based mainly in the United Kingdom and the United States, are likely to take the lead in publishing SJR-indexed international LIS journals over the next decade. The results suggest that publishers from non-Western countries will need to publish significantly more international LIS journals indexed in the major databases to achieve a significant publication share. In conclusion, more innovative ways to support journals published in non-Western countries are needed in order to meet the essential selection criteria of the Scopus and Web of Science journal indexes.
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- Eungi Kim
- Keimyung University, Republic of Korea
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Association between the Rankings of Top Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics Journals and the Scholarly Reputations of Chief Editors. PUBLICATIONS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/publications9030042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The scientometric indices, such as the journal Impact Factor (IF) or SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), often play a determining role while choosing a journal for possible publication. The Editor-in-Chief (EiC), also known as a lead editor or chief editor, usually decides the outcomes (e.g., accept, reject) of the submitted manuscripts taking the reviewer’s feedback into account. This study investigates the associations between the EiC’s scholarly reputation (i.e., citation-level metrics) and the rankings of top Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB) and Medical Informatics (MI) journals. I consider three scholarly indices (i.e., citation, h-index, and i-10 index) of the EiC and four scientometric indices (i.e., h5-index, h5-median, impact factor, and SJR) of various journals. To study the correlation between scientometric indices of the EiC and journal, I apply Spearman (ρ) and Kendall (τ) correlation coefficients. Moreover, I employ machine learning (ML) models for the journal’s SJR and IF predictions leveraging the EiC’s scholarly reputation indices. The analysis reveals no correlation between the EiC’s scholarly achievement and the journal’s quantitative metrics. ML models yield high prediction errors for SJR and IF estimations, which suggests that the EiC’s scholarly indices are not good representations of the journal rankings.
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Vuong Q, Nguyen HTT, Ho M, Nguyen M. Adopting open access in an emerging country: Is gender inequality a barrier in humanities and social sciences? LEARNED PUBLISHING 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/leap.1387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Quan‐Hoang Vuong
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research Phenikaa University Yen Nghia Ward, Ha Dong District Hanoi 100803 Vietnam
- Centre Emile Bernheim Université Libre de Bruxelles Brussels B‐1050 Belgium
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research Phenikaa University Yen Nghia Ward, Ha Dong District Hanoi 100803 Vietnam
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research Phenikaa University Yen Nghia Ward, Ha Dong District Hanoi 100803 Vietnam
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research Phenikaa University Yen Nghia Ward, Ha Dong District Hanoi 100803 Vietnam
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Vuong QH, Bui AT, La VP, Nguyen MH, Pham HH, Pham TH, Vu TH, Vuong TT, Ho MT. Mirror, mirror on the wall: is economics the fairest of them all? An investigation into the social sciences and humanities in Vietnam. RESEARCH EVALUATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/reseval/rvaa036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Three major scientific policies implemented in 2008, 2014, and 2017 have pushed Vietnam’s social sciences and humanities (SSH) toward higher international standards. This study uses descriptive and Bayesian approaches on a dataset of 1,564 Vietnamese authors in the 2008–18 period to understand the changes under the new policies and the remaining challenges. The findings indicate that Economics is the most productive SSH field, with 858 publications in 11 years. Even though the number of authors has risen rapidly, gender disparity is still an issue. Economics has benefitted the most from Vietnam's development, and to a lesser extent, so have Education and Social Medicine. Future policies should aim to provide an enabling environment for female and early career researchers in every SSH field in Vietnam. The study calls for responsible usage of cross-discipline publication data to maintain a transparent source of information.
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- Quan-Hoang Vuong
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Business Administration, Foreign Trade University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam
- A.I. for Social Data Lab, Vuong & Associates, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam
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- Center for Research and Practice in Education, Phu Xuan University, Hue 530000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Management and Tourism, Hanoi University, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam
- School of Business, RMIT Vietnam University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- School of Economics and International Business, Foreign Trade University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam
- A.I. for Social Data Lab, Vuong & Associates, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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Nguyen TTH, Pham H, Vuong Q, Cao Q, Dinh V, Nguyen DD. The adoption of international publishing within Vietnamese academia from 1986 to 2020: A review. LEARNED PUBLISHING 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/leap.1340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Thi Thu Ha Nguyen
- Department of Social and Natural Sciences Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam Hanoi Vietnam
- VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities Vietnam National Univeristy ‐ Hanoi Hanoi Vietnam
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- Center for Research and Practice on Education Phu Xuan University Thua Thien‐Hue Vietnam
- R&D Department Center for Education Research and Development EdLab Asia Hanoi Vietnam
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Social Research Phenikaa University Hanoi Vietnam
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- Department of Social and Natural Sciences Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam Hanoi Vietnam
- R&D Department Center for Education Research and Development EdLab Asia Hanoi Vietnam
- Master's Programme in Behavioral Science Radboud University Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Testing and Quality Assurance University of Labour and Social Affairs Hanoi Vietnam
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- Department of Academic Affairs Vietnam National University‐Hanoi Hanoi Vietnam
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Trinh T, Tran T, Le H, Nguyen T, Pham H. Factors impacting international‐indexed publishing among Vietnamese educational researchers. LEARNED PUBLISHING 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/leap.1323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Department of Basic Vietnam Academy for Ethnic Minorities Hanoi Vietnam
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- Faculty of Pedagogy, VNU University of Education Vietnam National University Hanoi Vietnam
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- Institute of Theoretical and Applied Research, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Research Duy Tan University Hanoi Vietnam
- Editing Department Vietnam Journal of Education Hanoi Vietnam
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- Center for Research and Practice on Education Phu Xuan University Thuathien‐Hue Vietnam
- Research and Development Department Center for Education Research and Development EdLab Aisa Hanoi Vietnam
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Vuong TT, Ho MT, Nguyen MH, Nguyen THT, Nguyen TD, Nguyen TL, Luong AP, Vuong QH. Adopting open access in the social sciences and humanities: evidence from a developing nation. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04522. [PMID: 32743103 PMCID: PMC7387825 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Open Access (OA) publishing, with ambitious movements such as Plan S, is engendering radical changes among academic publishers. Emerging countries need to keep publishing as well as adopt open access to catch up with the changes. Using exclusive data from the Social Sciences & Humanities Peer Awards (SSHPA) database, the study employed both descriptive statistics and a Bayesian linear regression model to examine the journals and publishers in which Vietnamese social scientists published during the period 2008–2019, and the potential of pursuing the OA movement in Vietnam. We found an increasing diversification in the publishing sources of Vietnamese social science researchers with growth rates of 9.8% and 14.1% per annum in the number of publishers and journals, respectively. Given that the proportion of Gold OA articles had a fourfold increase over the examined period, it seems that the Vietnamese academic community is adopting OA. Furthermore, Bayesian analysis results hint at positive associations of internal and external collaborative power (number of domestic and foreign authors, respectively) with the decision to publish in OA (βb_TotalVN_OpenAccess = 0.22; βb_TotalForeign_OpenAccess = 0.15). The results and its implications suggest that Vietnamese policymakers and university director boards should facilitate as well as control the quality of the scientific publishing and the OA movement.
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia Ward, Ha Dong District, Hanoi, 100803, Viet Nam
- A.I. for Social Data Lab, Vuong & Associates, 3/161 Thinh Quang, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000, Viet Nam
- Corresponding author.
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia Ward, Ha Dong District, Hanoi, 100803, Viet Nam
- A.I. for Social Data Lab, Vuong & Associates, 3/161 Thinh Quang, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000, Viet Nam
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- A.I. for Social Data Lab, Vuong & Associates, 3/161 Thinh Quang, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000, Viet Nam
- Foreign Trade University, 91 Chua Lang Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam
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- A.I. for Social Data Lab, Vuong & Associates, 3/161 Thinh Quang, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000, Viet Nam
- Foreign Trade University, 91 Chua Lang Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam
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- A.I. for Social Data Lab, Vuong & Associates, 3/161 Thinh Quang, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000, Viet Nam
- Foreign Trade University, 91 Chua Lang Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam
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- A.I. for Social Data Lab, Vuong & Associates, 3/161 Thinh Quang, Dong Da District, Hanoi, 100000, Viet Nam
- Foreign Trade University, 91 Chua Lang Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Phenikaa University, Yen Nghia Ward, Ha Dong District, Hanoi, 100803, Viet Nam
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The Internal Capability of Vietnam Social Sciences and Humanities: A Perspective from the 2008–2019 Dataset. PUBLICATIONS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/publications8020032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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International collaboration contributes significantly to improving scientific performance in Vietnam, but it also results in Vietnamese researchers depending on foreign partners to get their work published. The current study is an initial effort to examine the domestic research capability of Vietnam’s Social Science and Humanities (SSH) disciplines through scientific productivity. The research focuses on investigating various aspects, including leading Vietnamese authors, solo authors, and gender difference, as well as international and domestic collaboration networks. The study extracts the data of 2040 Vietnamese SSH authors, 1981 foreign authors, and 3160 publications during the period of 2008–2019, from the exclusive Social Sciences and Humanities Peer Awards (SSHPA) database. Findings show a steadily rising contribution from leading domestic authors in SSH research, with an annual growth rate of approximately 22.33%. Moreover, 77.26% of publications are led by Vietnamese researchers. The proportion of publications by Vietnamese authors increased dramatically and surpassed the proportion of internationally collaborated publications in 2019, at 55.83%. The domestic research collaboration network has expanded in an observable manner. However, the participation rate of women in SSH research was relatively low, at an average of 37.30%. While the self-sustaining capacity of SSH researchers and institutes in Vietnam has been rising, gender inequality remains prevalent. In order to further strengthen and promote the scholarly community, as well as their research capacity, and to maintain public trust in SSH research, we recommend that policymakers encourage self-sustaining research, nationwide collaboration, and empower female researchers.
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Nicholas D, Herman E, Jamali HR, Abrizah A, Boukacem-Zeghmouri C, Xu J, Rodríguez-Bravo B, Watkinson A, Polezhaeva T, Świgon M. Millennial researchers in a metric-driven scholarly world: An international study. RESEARCH EVALUATION 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/reseval/rvaa004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The study Investigates the attitudes and practices of early career researchers (ECRs) in regard to citation-based metrics and altmetrics, providing the findings in the light of what might be expected of the millennial generation and in the context of what we already know about researchers in today’s ‘culture of counting’ governed scholarly world. The data were gathered by means of an international survey, informed by a preceding, 3-year qualitative study of 120 ECRs from 7 countries, which obtained 1,600 responses. The main conclusions are: 1, citation indicators play a central and multi-purpose role in scholarly communications; 2, altmetrics are not so popular or widely used, but ECRs are waking up to some of their merits, most notably, discovering the extent to which their papers obtain traction and monitoring impact; 3, there is a strong likelihood that ECRs are going to have to grapple with both citation-based metrics and altmetrics, mainly in order to demonstrate research impact; 4, the Chinese are the most metric using nation, largely because of governmental regulations.
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- CIBER Research Ltd, Newbury, Berkshire RG147RU, UK
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- School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Locked Bag 588, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia
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- Department of Library & Information Science, Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- School of Information Management, Wuhan, University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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- Biblioteconomía y Documentación, Universidad de León, León, 24071 Castilla y León, Spain
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- Tomsk State University, Laboratory for Library and Communication Studies, Tomsk, Russia
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- Wydział Humanistyczny, Uniwersytet Warminsko-Mazurski, 10-719, Olsztyn, Poland
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Research as a Base for Sustainable Development of Universities: Using the Delphi Method to Explore Factors Affecting International Publishing among Vietnamese Academic Staff. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12083449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In recent years, the Vietnamese government has put significant effort into the internationalization of research in the higher education system via the use of international publications (i.e., publications indexed by citation databases such as ISI Web of Science and Scopus) in evaluating their academic staff and doctoral students. Academic staff in Vietnam, who traditionally have low numbers of international publications, have thus been pushed to improve their competencies in order to meet the new requirements for research productivity. However, we have little understanding of the factors influencing international publication as perceived by Vietnamese academic staff. This study aims to fill the gap by using the Delphi method. Academic staff with at least one international publication were invited, via purposeful sampling, to participate in a two-round Delphi survey. The survey revealed 14 key factors, which were further classified into three dimensions: “policy-related factors,” “capability-related factors,” and “networking-related factors”. These factors were the key determinants in the success of international publishing, according to the study participants. The findings provide implications for policymakers and university leaders for enhancing the research capacities of Vietnamese universities, forming a basis for the sustainable development of the higher education sector in Vietnam.
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The Relationship between Birth Order, Sex, Home Scholarly Culture and Youths’ Reading Practices in Promoting Lifelong Learning for Sustainable Development in Vietnam. SUSTAINABILITY 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/su11164389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Book reading is an important factor contributing to children’s cognitive development and education for sustainable development. However, in a developing country like Vietnam, statistics have reported a low figure in book reading: only 1.2 books a year. This research study used a dataset of 1676 observations of junior high school students from Northern Vietnam to explore students’ reading behavior and its association with demographic factors, and the family’s reading culture. Data analysis suggests the older the student gets, the less inclined they are to read, and being female and having hobbies of low sensory stimulation are linked to higher preference for reading. Regarding scholarly culture at home, students who read more varied types of books and spend more time on books are correlated with higher reading interest. Reading habits are also positively reinforced by the capacity to access books and parental book reading.
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