Page 6 - Research Promotion Policy

CATEGORY I : PUBLICATIONS

1) Journal Publications :

Description Points
(I) For the first author and the corresponding author
Scopus indexed Yes No
Non-paid & Refereed Journal Paid
5 Points 2 Points 0

TR impact factor paper Yes No
7 Points: 0< IF ≤0.5 0
8 Points: 0.5<IF≤1
10 Points: 1<IF≤2
12 Points: 2<IF ≤ 3
15 Points: > 3 IF0

(ii) Co-author (Points = Score Point/Number of VIT authors) 0

Note :

i) Full points for the first author and the corresponding author shared
points for other co-authors of VIT.
ii) In a paper, if the first author is the corresponding author, points can be
claimed either for being the first author or the corresponding author,
but not for both.iii) Only published articles with volume/issue/page
numbers are to be considered. If the paper is accepted and published
online but not yet assigned with volume/issue/page numbers is not
considered.

2) Bonus Points : (applicable only for first and corresponding authors)

(I) High impact journal papers :

For every paper published in a journal with more than 5 impact
factor, the first and corresponding author will get 5 bonus points each.

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