Destress Scholarship: Dossier Preparation Strategies and Publishing Tools for UDM Faculty

Presenters: Jill Turner, Jennifer Bowen, Alexa Rihana-Abdallah

Session Description:

The scholarship section of the dossier is frequently the most stressful portion of the tenure and promotion process. Navigating the path from T&P criteria to submitting for peer reviewed publication to choosing a journal and ending with T&P dossier preparation, this session offers a step-by-step guide to make the process more approachable. In addition to discussing the UDM scholarship process and dossier preparation, this session will introduce library curated tools and methods for identifying legitimate journals and busting the myths surrounding Open Access publishing.

Learning Objectives:

1.Participants will be able to align their scholarly activities with the UDM tenure and promotion scholarship requirements.

2. Participants will be able to find and utilize library-curated tools to help evaluate potential journals for legitimacy and manuscript submission.

3. Participants will be able to apply dossier organization strategies when preparing their dossiers for tenure and promotion.