Psychosomatic and medical psychology. Publication practice of the present academic representatives

When qualifying for higher academic positions junior academics face increas ing demands for submitting papers for publication. The criteria for assessi ng these publications are presently under discussion. Contributions to inte rnational English language journals are more highly regarded, and it has be come indispensable to have papers published in journals listed in SCI and S SCI. The question remains whether these criteria are valid to judge academi c qualifications. Whereas one criterion for validity may be the publication practice of the present academic representatives, it appears that to some extent the chairs themselves would not fulfill the requirements for academi c qualification today. Results regarding this are presented and discussed.