Evaluating Scholarship and Research Impact : History, Practices, and Policy Development.

Author/creator Alstete, Jeffrey W. author.
Other author Beutell, Nicholas J.
Other author Meyer, John P., 1971-
Format Electronic
Publication[Place of publication not identified] : Emerald Publishing : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018.
Copyright Date©2018
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentEBSCOhost
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SeriesGreat debates in higher education
Great debates in higher education. ^A1431511
Contents Front Cover; Evaluating Scholarship and Research Impact; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Chapter 1 A Primer on Policy and Research; Forms of Research and Measures; Disruptive Technology and Other Forces Affecting Research Policies; Organization of the Monograph; Chapter 2 History and Evolution of Scholarly Metrics and Impact Factors; Origin of Measuring Scholarship; Timeline of Measuring Scholarship; Scholarly Metric Usage Grows and Raises Concerns; Changing Nature of Academic Publishing; Chapter 3 Concerns and Problems; Inaccuracies; Calls for Accountability as a Pathology.
Contents Chapter 4 Benefits and Possibilities for Research Policy Improvements impactct is Perceived as an Indirect Measure of Quality; Journal Impact Factors Can Be Useful; Informed Research Funding Decisions and Recognition; Using Scholarly Metrics in Policy Creation and Implementation; Chapter 5 Conclusion; Appendix: San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment; Putting Science into the Assessment of Research; References; Author Index; Subject Index.
Abstract This book probes the dynamics of academic research and scholarship evaluation. Readers will learn about scholarly metric evolution, impact factors, disruptive technologies, and a myriad of forces affecting policy development at institutions through an examination of widely-used measurements and growing concerns about their influence.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 20, 2018).
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