Individual Determinants of Faculty Publication at Four Public Universities in Southern Sumatera

Abstract

An important function of universities is to produce published knowledge. Research in university is one indicator of publication productivity and university contribution to society. Academic productivity in publication is a lecturer special reputation, so academic promotion is also measured through number of publications. There are some individual determinants that affect publication productivity. The purpose of this articleis to determine the effect of individual determinants on the number of publications produced by lecturers from four state universities in Southern Sumatra. The result shows that there is an increasing number of publications as 3.433 times if income increased 100 percent. However, it is opposite on age effects. There are significant differences in number of publications based on educational qualification, academic rank and discipline. The publication number from doctoral academics and science disciplines have more one article than non doctorate academics and social discipline. If ranked by academic rank, assistant professor, associate professor and professor has more 2-3 articles publications than expert assistant. This research concludes that income is the most powerful determinant affecting the number of publications, while seniority have no significant and positive effect on number of publications.