Is the “academic conservation scientist” becoming an endangered species?

Edward Christien Michael Parsons () and John A. Cigliano
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Edward Christien Michael Parsons: Glasgow University
John A. Cigliano: Cedar Crest College

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2020, vol. 10, issue 4, No 9, 478-482

Abstract: Abstract Many conservation scientists are based in higher education institutions, but increasingly academia does not value factors important to conservation work when considering the promotion and tenure of its faculty. There is pressure in academia to publish in academic journals (especially high impact factor journals; conservation journals typically have an impact factor of

Keywords: Conservation; Academia; Metrics; Tenure; Funding; Publications; Impact (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/s13412-020-00633-6

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