How arbitrary are the weights assigned to books in performance-based research funding? An empirical assessment of the weight and size of monographs in Flanders
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an empirical assessment of the weight assigned to monographs in the publication indicator of the performance-based research funding system (PRFS) in Flanders, Belgium. By relating publication weight to publication size the authors offer an alternative perspective on the production of scholars who publish monographs. This perspective on weights is linked to the aggregation level at which PRFS indicators are used: the national/regional one as opposed to the local one. In Flanders as elsewhere the publication indicator designed for funding... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | acceptedVersion |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Schlagwörter: | Documentation and information / Computer. Automation |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29057267 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1546930151162165141 |