The evaluation of researchers and the future of Latin American scientific journals
Scientific papers published in Latin American journals are usually assigned a very low or null value in current evaluation systems. Consequently, our scientists are publishing their most relevant work elsewhere, mainly in journals in ISI?s Citation Index (CI) that have a high Impact Factor (IF). Lat...
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Calidad e Impacto de la Revista Iberoamericana [En línea]
2011
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| description | Scientific papers published in Latin American journals are usually assigned a very low or null value in current evaluation systems. Consequently, our scientists are publishing their most relevant work elsewhere, mainly in journals in ISI?s Citation Index (CI) that have a high Impact Factor (IF). Latin American journals literally are being deprived of the best contributions from the region, making it increasingly difficult for them to acquire international visibility and attract authors and evaluators. If this continues, our journals will be relegated to a secondary role and may well disappear. Several scientists have examined the main limitations of ISI?s CI and the IF as indicators of ‗good science? and I review these here. I briefly describe recently developed alternatives that should at least complement these indicators. Finally, I reflect on current research evaluation practices and propose measures to break the cycle in which our journals are trapped. Hopefully this analysis will enliven the debate on the indicators employed in our evaluation systems and stimulate discussion of the far reaching consequences that their use is having on the development of science in Latin America and on the future of our journals. |
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| spelling | repo-1005-1392017-11-23T22:08:45Z The evaluation of researchers and the future of Latin American scientific journals Javier Laborde Calidad e Impacto de la Revista Iberoamericana [En línea] 2011 info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart Scientific papers published in Latin American journals are usually assigned a very low or null value in current evaluation systems. Consequently, our scientists are publishing their most relevant work elsewhere, mainly in journals in ISI?s Citation Index (CI) that have a high Impact Factor (IF). Latin American journals literally are being deprived of the best contributions from the region, making it increasingly difficult for them to acquire international visibility and attract authors and evaluators. If this continues, our journals will be relegated to a secondary role and may well disappear. Several scientists have examined the main limitations of ISI?s CI and the IF as indicators of ‗good science? and I review these here. I briefly describe recently developed alternatives that should at least complement these indicators. Finally, I reflect on current research evaluation practices and propose measures to break the cycle in which our journals are trapped. Hopefully this analysis will enliven the debate on the indicators employed in our evaluation systems and stimulate discussion of the far reaching consequences that their use is having on the development of science in Latin America and on the future of our journals. info:eu-repo/classification/cti/2 info:eu-repo/classification/cti/2 http://inecol.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1005/139 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess citation:Laborde Dovali, J.. 2011. The evaluation of researchers and the future of Latin American scientific journals. En: Calidad e Impacto de la Revista Iberoamericana [En línea] (Ed: Ana María Cetto y José Octavio Alonso). LATINDEX, UNAM. Pp. 60-81 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 application/pdf |
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