Novel processes and metrics for a scientific evaluation rooted in the principles of science

protohedgehog's bookmarks 2017-01-31

Summary:

Abstract:  Scientific evaluation is a determinant of how scientists, institutions and funders behave, and as such is a key element in the making of science. In this article, we propose an alternative to the current norm of evaluating research with journal rank. Following a well-defined notion of scientific value, we introduce qualitative processes that can also be quantified and give rise to meaningful and easy-to-use article-level metrics. In our approach, the goal of a scientist is transformed from convincing an editorial board through a vertical process to convincing peers through an horizontal one. We argue that such an evaluation system naturally provides the incentives and logic needed to constantly promote quality, reproducibility, openness and collaboration in science. The system is legally and technically feasible and can gradually lead to the self-organized reappropriation of the scientific process by the scholarly community and its institutions. We propose an implementation of our evaluation system with the platform “the Self-Journals of Science” (www.sjscience.org)

Link:

http://www.sjscience.org/article?id=580

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Tags:

oa.new oa.peer_review oa.quality oa.gold oa.crowd oa.incentives oa.collaboration oa.reproducibility oa.metrics oa.journals

Date tagged:

01/31/2017, 08:58

Date published:

01/31/2017, 03:37