Indicators of research quality, quantity, openness and responsibility in institutional review, promotion and tenure policies across seven countries

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Summary:

The need to reform research assessment processes related to career advancement at research institutions has become increasingly recognised in recent years, especially to better foster open and responsible research practices. Current assessment criteria are believed to focus too heavily on inappropriate criteria related to productivity and quantity as opposed to quality, collaborative open research practices, and the socio-economic impact of research. Evidence of the extent of these issues is urgently needed to inform actions for reform, however. We analyse current practices as revealed by documentation on institutional review, promotion and tenure processes in seven countries (Austria, Brazil, Germany, India, Portugal, United Kingdom and United States of America). Through systematic coding and analysis of 143 RPT policy documents from 107 institutions for the prevalence of 17 criteria (including those related to qualitative or quantitative assessment of research, service to the institution or profession, and open and responsible research practices), we compare assessment practices across a range of international institutions to significantly broaden this evidence-base. Although prevalence of indicators varies considerably between countries, overall we find that currently open and responsible research practices are minimally rewarded and problematic practices of quantification continue to dominate.

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https://direct.mit.edu/qss/article/doi/10.1162/qss_a_00224/113769/Indicators-of-research-quality-quantity-openness

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oa.latin_america oa.uk oa.south oa.reviews oa.portugal oa.policies oa.new oa.latin_america oa.india oa.germany oa.brazil oa.austria oa.universities oa.quality oa.europe oa.comparisons oa.institutions oa.p&t oa.germany oa.europe oa.usa oa.assessment

Date tagged:

11/22/2022, 17:22

Date published:

11/22/2022, 04:44