SUBMISSION RATES AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN FACULTY - THE FORGOTTEN SIDE OF PUBLICATION PRODUCTIVITY

Although considerable attention has been given to the publication prod uctivity of social work faculty, less attention has been given to subm ission rates. Using a national sample of 264 full-time, African-Americ an social work faculty, this study explores submission rates among soc ial work faculty and examines the effects of gender, degree level, aca demic rank, tenure, and program type on manuscript submission. The res ults reveal that most of the manuscripts were submitted by a minority of the respondents, that about half of the respondents' submissions we re accepted, and that high submission rates were significantly associa ted with being male and having a doctorate. Implications of the study' s results for future research are also discussed.