Academic Publishing as a Foundation and Area of Leverage for Research Assessment: Challenges and Fields of Action

"The preservation and promotion of such a system can only succeed if the underlying procedures for assessing research draw on a broad spectrum of academic productivity rather than reflecting a narrow focus on bibliometric indicators. Only where assessment procedures are sufficiently oriented towards the content of research is it possible to ensure that the entire spectrum of publication forms and venues is driven by research. At the same time, this entails effort and responsibility on the part of the academic community to safeguard and document the quality and value of research in its entire breadth."