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Bibliometrics in Practice in Developing Nations: A Study on the Development of Scientometrics and Bibliometrics Careers in Iran
Developing countries may pay attention to bibliometric indicators in accordance with their scientific development plans. Bibliometrics research topics and bibliometric indicators have grown dramatically in Iran since 2000 as a part of the post-war reconstruction programs. This paper aims to highlight how scientometrics may attract attention in developing countries such as Iran in response to national movements in education and science. An in-depth review on available guidelines for promotion of innovation, science, and technology in Iran was done followed by a review on previous research in this topic. Further data were gathered from Scopus and other sources. The findings show a considerable growth in research output of Iran in recent years and expansion of bibliometrics studies and jobs accordingly. Combined with research output measures, more attention was found in academia about cross-section development of science and technology in Iran. The demand in society has led to the foundation of scientometrics programs in Iranian universities as well as scientometrics departments in central libraries and research deputies in major academic institutions. The changing image of science and research in Iran has a relation with the growth of scientometrics academic and professional departments. The lessons taught from this mutual collaboration can be used in other developing nations
Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication
Scientometrics have become an essential element in the practice and evaluation of science and research, including both the evaluation of individuals and national assessment exercises. Yet, researchers and practitioners in this field have lacked clear theories to guide their work. As early as 1981, then doctoral student Blaise Cronin published "The need for a theory of citing" —a call to arms for the fledgling scientometric community to produce foundational theories upon which the work of the field could be based. More than three decades later, the time has come to reach out the field again and ask how they have responded to this call.
This book compiles the foundational theories that guide informetrics and scholarly communication research. It is a much needed compilation by leading scholars in the field that gathers together the theories that guide our understanding of authorship, citing, and impact
Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication
Scientometrics have become an essential element in the practice and evaluation of science and research, including both the evaluation of individuals and national assessment exercises. Yet, researchers and practitioners in this field have lacked clear theories to guide their work. As early as 1981, then doctoral student Blaise Cronin published The need for a theory of citing - a call to arms for the fledgling scientometric community to produce foundational theories upon which the work of the field could be based. More than three decades later, the time has come to reach out the field again and ask how they have responded to this call. This book compiles the foundational theories that guide informetrics and scholarly communication research. It is a much needed compilation by leading scholars in the field that gathers together the theories that guide our understanding of authorship, citing, and impact
Criteria for assessing grant applications: A systematic review
Criteria are an essential component of any procedure for assessing merit.
Yet, little is known about the criteria peers use in assessing grant
applications. In this systematic review we therefore identify and synthesize
studies that examine grant peer review criteria in an empirical and inductive
manner. To facilitate the synthesis, we introduce a framework that classifies
what is generally referred to as 'criterion' into an evaluated entity (i.e. the
object of evaluation) and an evaluation criterion (i.e. the dimension along
which an entity is evaluated). In total, this synthesis includes 12 studies.
Two-thirds of these studies examine criteria in the medical and health
sciences, while studies in other fields are scarce. Few studies compare
criteria across different fields, and none focus on criteria for
interdisciplinary research. We conducted a qualitative content analysis of the
12 studies and thereby identified 15 evaluation criteria and 30 evaluated
entities as well as the relations between them. Based on a network analysis, we
propose a conceptualization that groups the identified evaluation criteria and
evaluated entities into aims, means, and outcomes. We compare our results to
criteria found in studies on research quality and guidelines of funding
agencies. Since peer review is often approached from a normative perspective,
we discuss our findings in relation to two normative positions, the fairness
doctrine and the ideal of impartiality. Our findings suggest that future
studies on criteria in grant peer review should focus on the applicant, include
data from non-Western countries, and examine fields other than the medical and
health sciences.Comment: Final versio
Theories of Informetrics and Scholarly Communication
Scientometrics have become an essential element in the practice and evaluation of science and research, including both the evaluation of individuals and national assessment exercises. Yet, researchers and practitioners in this field have lacked clear theories to guide their work. As early as 1981, then doctoral student Blaise Cronin published "The need for a theory of citing" —a call to arms for the fledgling scientometric community to produce foundational theories upon which the work of the field could be based. More than three decades later, the time has come to reach out the field again and ask how they have responded to this call.
This book compiles the foundational theories that guide informetrics and scholarly communication research. It is a much needed compilation by leading scholars in the field that gathers together the theories that guide our understanding of authorship, citing, and impact