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Metrics and national evaluation cultures

This workshop explores the evaluation process for researchers in social sciences and humanities, focusing on factors such as awards, publications, funding, and networking. It discusses the importance of awards and the debate between quantity and quality in publications. The workshop also examines different types of publications and metrics used in evaluation, along with the challenges and restrictions faced in using metrics. Additionally, it explores the role of monographs, open access publications, and funding applications in researcher evaluation. The workshop concludes by discussing networking strategies and alternative metrics for greater visibility and impact.

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Metrics and national evaluation cultures

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  1. Metricsand national evaluationcultures • HIRMEOS-Workshop • 11. January2019 Paris

  2. Whatfactorsareimportantfor Researcher in SocialSciencesandHumanities in theevaluationproccess? Evaluation

  3. Evaluation Proccess • Awards • Publications • Fundingmoney Networking

  4. Bywinning an award a researcherhasalready a positive evaluationfrom a committee Awards

  5. Quantityor Quality? Whatisthebestpublicationstrategy? Publications

  6. List ofpublications - Metrics • Numberofpublications • 1st authorship • Monographs • Articles • Book reviews • Conference contributions • Translations • Other publications • 2nd editorialactivities • Series • Monographs

  7. List ofpublications - Types • Monographs andArticles • Monograph is still themostimportantpublicationsin humanities • Articlesaregaining in importance • Numerousotherpublicationtypes

  8. Publications - Metrics • Metricsareused in different subject in otherways • Economics • journallists • Psychology • like in lifesciences • Other Subjects • Normallynometricsareused – why? • „Onesizedoesn‘t fit all“

  9. Metrics - Restrictions • Whichdatabasecan(‘t) beused ? • Problem Language • Problem Monographs • Problem subjectareas • Metrics • Reporting period • Are socialsciencesandhumanitiesincluded in commondatabases?

  10. ClassicalMetrics (Impact factor, h-factor) • Databases usedare Web of Science and SCOPUS • Coveragebysubjects Mongeon, P., & Paul-Hus, A. (2016). The Journal Coverage of Web of Science and Scopus: a Comparative Analysis. Scientometrics, 106(1): 213-228. doi: 10.1007/s11192-015-1765-5

  11. Coverage percentages in WoS for German output in social sciences and humanities disciplines, 2011. Van Leeuwen, T:Bibliometric research evaluations, Web of Science and the Social Sciences and Humanities: a problematic relationship? In: Bibliometrie – Praxis und Forschung, DOI:10.5283/bpf.173 (2013)

  12. Databases • Licensedbylibraries Source: https://dbis.uni-regensburg.de

  13. Monographs • Printedcopy • Most important medium • Quality • e.g. specialseries • Wellknowneditors • Important: • vissible in bookmarket • listsofnewbooks

  14. Monographs • Open Access/electronic version • Nice tohave • No must • High interest in somesubjects like linguistics • Makesworkseasier • Copyandpaste • Search inside • Check citations • Open Access preferably

  15. Whatdoes a researcherhasto do togeta funding? Funding

  16. Application / for Review • Not all publicationsare relevant • Limitationstonumberofpublication (max. 10) • Quality not Quantity • Is Open Access an advantage? • But within CV: completelistofpublication • orderedby • peerrevieworbooks • otherpublication

  17. Resultsofprojects • Often Databases • e.g. bibliographicdata, recordings, Images • Havetobepublished • Open Access • Ifthedatabaseis Open, • howaboutthepublication?

  18. Whatcanbedonetobebetterknown in thecommunity Networking

  19. Networking • Classical • Workshops • Conferences • Virtuell • Twitter • Facebook • Blogs • Academia • Research Gate

  20. Alternative Metrics • Download • Usageof an document • Noevaluationtool • Read or just click? • On purposeor just accidentally • Wholebookorchapter? • All copiesincluded? • Importantforgetting a feeling

  21. Alternative Metrics • Social Networks • Recommendations/Advertising • Discussionofpapers • Start a discourse • Link topost • -> knowledgewhoreadsyourpublication • -> get in contact • Growth of personal network • -> possiblefuturereviewers

  22. Manythanksforyourattention Questions? Contact: Dr. Gernot Deinzer Open Access Representative Head ofIT-Services SubjectlibrarianMathematik, Physik email: gernot.deinzer@ur.de ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7462-3847 Member: Open Access Expert Group atKnowledge Exchange http://www.knowledge-exchange.info/ Member: WG Scientific Publicationsystem Initiative „Digital Information“ Member: National Contact Point OA2020-DE

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