ASSESSING PUBLICATIONS OUTPUT AS AN INDICATOR OF ACADEMIC PRODUCTIVITY - THE CASE OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

Increasingly, publications output is being seen and used as an indicat or of academic quality. This article argues that, in the case of hospi tality management studies, the criteria employed in research to date t o measure output are inadequate or incomplete. First, the range of jou rnals in which publication 'counts' is too narrow and too US-based. Se cond, the relative status accorded certain journals is dubious and sub jective. Third, current counting methods fail to differentiate between absolute attainment and activity attainment, Ways of ameliorating thi s situation are discussed.