A NEW RESEARCH ASSESSMENT TOWARDS A SOCIALLY RELEVANT SCIENCE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

"Based on the recent documents of CLACSO, the international science organizations mentioned in the considering, and the new requirements of open science, it is necessary to adapt research assessment policies and processes in Latin America and the Caribbean, taking into account these international precedents and open science principles, to establish their assessment criteria, according to specific contexts, contemplating different research profiles, diverse alternatives and intervention instruments both in terms of funding policies and in the accreditation of institutions, and, in the field of practices involving the people who evaluate and are evaluated in their teaching, research, extension and/or linking activities, among others. Therefore, the Latin American Forum for Research Assessment (FOLEC-CLACSO) supports the following principles and proposals: ..."