Presentation of a Model of Accelerator Systems for Scientific Production from the perspective of Faculty Members of Knowledge and Information Science of Iranian Public Universities

The present study aims to identify the dimensions and factors affecting the scientific production from the perspective of faculty members of Iranian Public Universities and provide a suitable model for implementation in universities and scientific centers of the country.

This research was a mixture of consecutive exploratory types and was performed by combining two methods qualitative (interview based on grounded theory) and quantitative (descriptive survey). The statistical population of the study in two qualitative and quantitative sections includes 15 experts, and 385 faculty members of knowledge and information science of Iranian public universities who were selected by theoretical and cluster sampling method, respectively. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview in the qualitative part and an organized questionnaire with 161 items in the quantitative part. Data analysis in the qualitative stage was performed by qualitative data coding method with MAXQDA.2018 software. In the quantitative stage, based on the principal component analysis method as well as structural equation modeling (SEM)  the analysis was performed in SPSS and PLS software.

Based on the research findings, dimensions, and factors affecting the accelerators of scientific production from the perspective of the population in 6 dimensions include: central phenomenon, causal conditions, strategies, underlying conditions, interference factors, and its consequences. Then, with the approval of experts, the final model is presented.

The results indicate that for balanced and effective scientific development in the universities of country, serious and systematic attention to all aspects of accelerating systems of science production among faculty members is required.