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seo.gops
10-09-2020, 01:17 PM
How many papers should you publish during your PhD?

jayam
10-10-2020, 09:25 AM
The University Grants Commission (UGC) currently requires PhD students to publish at least one article in a peer-reviewed journal and present two papers at conferences or seminars before they submit their doctoral thesis for marking

jayammrg
10-10-2020, 09:30 AM
An average postdoc should publish 2-3 papers per year. And an assistant professor should have about 5 or 6 by the time they are up for tenure

chandrao7
10-10-2020, 09:39 AM
According to current UGC regulations, a PhD student is required to publish at least one paper in a peer-reviewed journal before thesis submission. "The committee has recommended that the mandatory requirement of a paper publication in a peer-reviewed journal is not required for awarding the degree," says Prof. Balaram.

ElizabethRGoff
10-11-2020, 02:54 AM
Hi

Thus I'd say you should be able to publish at least 2–3 papers, at least 1 being an original research paper. As many as reasonably possible. This includes book chapters, conference proceedings and of course, journal papers.

RosieYingling
10-11-2020, 04:13 AM
Publish or perish is still the raison d'etre for many junior academics. My personal reason for publishing a lot during my PhD was to give, writing a paper can be nice to break the monotony of everyday research.

sophiawils59
10-12-2020, 12:28 AM
Don't you think that the question you have asked in the thread is irrelavwent to the category!!