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 |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Great 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 note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 20, 2018). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Alstete, Jeffrey W. Evaluating Scholarship and Research Impact. [Place of publication not identified] : Emerald Publishing : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018 1787563901 9781787563902 |
| ISBN | 9781787563872 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1787563871 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781787563896 (ePub ebook) |
| ISBN | 1787563898 |
| Stock number | 9781787563896 Emerald Publishing |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |