scholarly journals Publication practices in the Humanities

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-64
Author(s):  
Joacim Hansson ◽  
Jukka Tyrkkö ◽  
Koraljka Golub ◽  
Ida Ahlström
Keyword(s):  
Research Policy ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Research Output ◽  
University Management ◽  
University Policy ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
Publication Patterns ◽  
Publication Practices ◽  
Local Research

This paper is a case study of research publication practices at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Linnaeus University, a young, mid-sized university in the south-east of Sweden. Research output was measured from publications in the local institutional repository following the guidelines of local research policy as defined in university documentation. The data collection comprised 3,316 metadata records of publications self-registered by authors affiliated with the faculty during the period of 2010–2018. A statistical analysis of research output was conducted, focusing on preferred publication types, disciplinary specificity, level of co-authorship, and the language of the publication as registered in the local repository. The analysis focused on two main research questions: 1) how do the local research practices stand in relation to traditional publication patterns in the humanities? 2) how do the observed publication patterns relate to local university policy on publication and research evaluation? The empirical results suggest a limited correlation between publication practices and research incentives from university management, a finding that is corroborated by previous research on the scholarly character of the humanities and university policies. Overall, traditional humanities publication patterns were largely maintained throughout the period under investigation.

scholarly journals Making sense of altmetrics: The perceived threats and opportunities for academic identity

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Áine Regan ◽  
Maeve Henchion
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Academic Identity ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Quantitative Indicators

Abstract How research impact is defined and evaluated is much-debated at research policy level. Offering one avenue for capturing societal research impact, altmetrics are proposed as quantitative indicators providing a measure of the reach and attention that a research output, such as a peer-reviewed paper, is receiving online. Eighty publicly-funded food researchers participated in an online mixed-methods engagement study. The analytical framework of sensemaking was used to explore participants’ views of altmetrics as a threat or opportunity for their perceived professional identities. The identities important to our participants included ensuring rigour and quality in knowledge production; communicating and engaging with non-academic audiences; and bringing about tangible and meaningful changes in society. While an appetite for changes to research evaluation was apparent in our study, altmetrics was perceived to introduce a number of different threats as well as opportunities to the academic identity, which will influence its potential uptake and use.

scholarly journals National Research Funding for Sustainable Growth in Translation Studies as an Academic Discipline in China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7241
Author(s):  
Zhiwei Jiang ◽  
Yun Wu ◽  
Linda Tsung
Keyword(s):  
Research Funding ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Translation Studies ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
Survival And Development ◽  
Quantitative Manner

Global changes in both the current economic climate and political priorities have posed significant challenges concerning government spending on research, which undermines the survival and development of a number of academic disciplines, especially those in arts and humanities. This article reports on an inquiry that examines whether and how national research funding has supported the development of translation studies as an academic discipline in China, employing the example of the National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC) subsidy, as allocated to the field of translation studies. Firstly, we accessed the NSSFC database for all programs featuring translation and translation studies between 2010 and 2019. Secondly, we coded, categorized, and processed the data in a quantitative manner. Our examination of the number of grants, research focuses, and frequently examined issues of these programs has led us to conclude the fact that NSSFC has facilitated the increase in translation studies as an academic discipline in China. Further investigation into the positive relationship between NSSFC funding policies and mechanism and the growth in academic translation studies has also identified the ways NSSFC boosts translation studies as an academic discipline in China: to promote and increase the market, interdisciplinary, and multimodal applicability of the research output. The findings also suggest that revisions may be needed to further refine the NSSFC mechanism so that translation studies will develop into a balanced, continuously innovative discipline.

Towards complexity-sensitive book metrics for scholarly monographs in national databases for research output

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Sīle ◽  
Raf Guns ◽  
Alesia A. Zuccala ◽  
Tim C.E. Engels
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Bibliographic Records ◽  
Bibliographic Data ◽  
The One ◽  
National Databases

PurposeThis study investigates an approach to book metrics for research evaluation that takes into account the complexity of scholarly monographs. This approach is based on work sets – unique scholarly works and their within-work related bibliographic entities – for scholarly monographs in national databases for research output.Design/methodology/approachThis study examines bibliographic records on scholarly monographs acquired from four European databases (VABB in Flanders, Belgium; CROSBI in Croatia; CRISTIN in Norway; COBISS in Slovenia). Following a data enrichment process using metadata from OCLC WorldCat and Amazon Goodreads, the authors identify work sets and the corresponding ISBNs. Next, on the basis of the number of ISBNs per work set and the presence in WorldCat, they design a typology of scholarly monographs: Globally visible single-expression works, Globally visible multi-expression works, Miscellaneous and Globally invisible works.FindingsThe findings show that the concept “work set” and the proposed typology can aid the identification of influential scholarly monographs in the social sciences and humanities (i.e. the Globally visible multi-expression works).Practical implicationsIn light of the findings, the authors outline requirements for the bibliographic control of scholarly monographs in national databases for research output that facilitate the use of the approach proposed here.Originality/valueThe authors use insights from library and information science (LIS) to construct complexity-sensitive book metrics. In doing so, the authors, on the one hand, propose a solution to a problem in research evaluation and, on the other hand, bring to attention the need for a dialogue between LIS and neighbouring communities that work with bibliographic data.

scholarly journals Research Productivity and Citation Impact of Indian institutes of Science Education and Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 455-462
Author(s):  
Jyotshna Sahoo ◽  
Sudam Charan Sahu ◽  
Basudev Mohanty
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Basic Science ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Citation Impact ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Publication Patterns ◽  
Research Outcomes ◽  
Basic Science Research ◽  
Research Publications

The paper’s main objective is to investigate the trends of basic science research in India using a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches. It examines the publication patterns and impact of research productivity of five basic science institutions, i.e., “Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research” (IISER), namely IISER Kolkata, IISER Pune, IISER Mohali, IISER Bhopal, and IISER Thiruvananthapuram. The research output indexed in the SCOPUS bibliographic database of these five established IISERs was obtained from 2015 to 2019. A total number of 7329 research publications were analysed using various scientometric dimensions. This paper makes a concerted effort to present a comprehensive picture of the assessment of research outcomes at the five older IISERs, which are ostensibly India’s most active and prominent basic science research institutions. The findings reveal that these institutions are accountable for important research outcomes, such as a high number of citations, preferences towards open access (OA) publications, a rise in research publication year over year, a strong author network, a high degree of collaboration, and a high impact in terms of other scientometrics indicators. This paper discusses the findings of the research publications on the position of IISERs in basic sciences research and draws some conclusions about their effects.

scholarly journals Ecosystem designing for the development of universities in a digital environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 491-505
Author(s):  
Natalia A. Simchenko ◽  
◽  
Maxim L. Berkovich ◽  
Keyword(s):  
System Analysis ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
University Management ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Technological Basis ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Social Mission ◽  
Network Platform ◽  
The University

The digitalization of economic relations determines the particular importance of personnel training on a qualitatively new technological basis, which is inextricably linked with the study of the problem of ecosystem designing for the development of universities in a digital environment. The foundations of the systems theory, the theory of education economics, the methods of system analysis, factor analysis, and economic and mathematical modeling were used for studying the problem of ecosystem development for universities. The conducted studies made it possible to obtain the following main research results: the ecosystem principles for organizing the provision of higher education services, representing the integrity of the university system based on network interactions of a set of various participants, as well as objects, projects, processes, and environments, were proposed. An approach to designing a strategy for the development of universities, based on the scenario forecasting of the receptivity of digital economy competencies by students, teachers, and partners of universities in the medium term, is proposed based on the organigram for the implementation of the project of matrix digital transformation of the adhocratic university hierarchy. The conclusions stating that the design of the ecosystem of the development of universities should be aimed at the implementation of the social mission of the university in the region and the transformation of the ecosystem of the region as a whole are formulated. As prospects for further research, the study of the prerequisites for generating the effects of designing the development of a university ecosystem based on the network platform interaction of the economic agents of the region/territory, as well as the implementation of digital transformation projects of the university management system, is considered.

scholarly journals How functional measurement of the traditional foods can raise the knowingness of old recipes used in Romania and Diaspora

10.26458/1441 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Luigi Fillippo Fillippo DANTUONO ◽  
Carmen Costea ◽  
Larisa MIHOREANU ◽  
Adrian VASILE
Keyword(s):  
Black Sea ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Bioactive Components ◽  
Traditional Foods ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Collaborative Program ◽  
Doctoral Programmes ◽  
Sea Area ◽  
Initial Research ◽  
Local Research

The present research continues a European project on “sustainable exploitation of bioactive components from the Black Sea Area traditional foods”. Known as Base Food, it was a collaborative program, funded by European Union under the 7th Framework Programme, few years ago. The initial research brought together scientists from countries situated around the Black Sea together with consultants from Italy, United Kingdom, Greece, Portugal and Serbia. Farther the medical, nutritional and technological approaches (Campos S., Doxey J., & Hammond D., 2011, pp. 1496-1506) in the initial project, the Romanian team initiated a unique and outstanding valuable contribution and extended the local research towards socio-economic tracks. Thus, specific aspects were analysed and detailed within certain doctoral programmes. The present paper is emphasizing farther elements, remained collateral, when the main research was considered.

scholarly journals CREATING STRENGTH IN AGE: HARNESSING THE POWER OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES NETWORKS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S29-S29
Author(s):  
Gay P Hanna ◽  
Pamela Saunders ◽  
Niyati Dhokai
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
National Endowment ◽  
Medical Systems ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract Arts and Humanities networks harness social capital in the service of older populations creating strength in age. This symposium will feature presentations in aging, arts, education, health and humanities exemplifying enormous and often underutilized resources readily available to engage older people across the spectrum of aging to combat decline and frailty at cognitive and physiological levels. Presenters will describe innovative partnership projects such as Sound Health, an initiative developed by the National Institutes of Health and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to expand knowledge and understanding of how listening, performing, or creating music could be harnessed for health and well-being; hybrid arts and humanities in health programs based within medical systems such as the Center for Performing Arts in Medicine at Texas Medical Center: Houston Methodist promoting research/evaluation of arts inventions to improve overall quality of patient care; and, MedStar Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program providing a continuum of support for older patients and their caregivers from diagnoses through treatment processes. A Georgetown University case study will be presented on how arts, ethics and humanities are necessary and ideal components of an interdisciplinary master’s degree program in aging studies to ensure understanding a diverse and inter-generational cohort and student’s cultural value systems. The symposium will conclude with a presentation from the National Endowment of the Arts describing program service infrastructures across the country supporting arts engagement of older people, their families and caregivers focusing on lifelong learning; health and well-being; and age friendly design

scholarly journals How Efficiently Do Elite US Universities Produce Highly Cited Papers?

Publications ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Wohlrabe ◽  
Félix de Moya Anegon ◽  
Lutz Bornmann
Keyword(s):  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Harvard University ◽  
Institutional Research ◽  
Free Disposal Hull ◽  
Highly Cited Papers ◽  
Boston College ◽  
Free Disposal ◽  
Data Efficiency ◽  
Highly Cited

While output and impact assessments were initially at the forefront of institutional research evaluations, efficiency measurements have become popular in recent years. Research efficiency is measured by indicators that relate research output to input. The additional consideration of research input in research evaluation is obvious, since the output depends on the input. The present study is based on a comprehensive dataset with input and output data for 50 US universities. As input, we used research expenses, and as output the number of highly-cited papers. We employed Data Efficiency Analysis (DEA), Free Disposal Hull (FDH) and two more robust models: the order-m and order-α approaches. The results of the DEA and FDH analysis show that Harvard University and Boston College can be called especially efficient compared to the other universities. While the strength of Harvard University lies in its high output of highly-cited papers, the strength of Boston College is its small input. In the order-α and order-m frameworks, Harvard University remains efficient, but Boston College becomes super-efficient. We produced university rankings based on adjusted efficiency scores (subsequent to regression analyses), in which single covariates (e.g., the disciplinary profile) are held constant.

scholarly journals Trends in behavioural ecology: Putting South African research in a global perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 114 (5/6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliza le Roux
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Animal Cognition ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Behavioural Ecology ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Publication Patterns ◽  
Global Priority ◽  
Local Research

South Africa remains at the leading edge of scientific publishing on the African continent, yet few analyses of publication patterns exist outside the biomedical field. Considering the large number of protected areas and mammalian guilds within the country, I examined trends in South African ecological research as it pertains to the behaviour of mammals. I assessed the topics and taxonomic focus of mammalogists at South African institutes over the span of 15 years (2001–2015), and contrasted local research with the shifting focus of international behavioural research. This review of more than 1000 publications indicates that South African based researchers exhibit a strong tendency towards field-based research, as opposed to laboratory-centred experiments. In terms of topical focus, local ecologists place significant weight on the behavioural categories of mating, social and foraging behaviour – reflecting a global priority for these topics. This finding contrasts with an increased emphasis on animal cognition and communication research in the international research arena, including field-based studies on these themes. I make suggestions on how behavioural ecologists in South Africa can align themselves with global trends while also continuing to distinguish those facets that make South African behavioural ecology unique.

A study of Open Access research data repositories developed by BRICS countries

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Safat Mushtaq Misgar ◽  
Ajra Bhat ◽  
Zahid Ashraf Wani
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Data Repository ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Data Repositories ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Subject Coverage

Purpose In the present era, research data is a concern for researchers, as they are trying to find new ways to communicate their research findings and conclusions to other researchers in order to increase visibility and credibility. BRICS nations are fast emerging economies and contribute significantly in research output. This study makes an effort to analyze and explore the role of BRICS nations towards open access research data repository registered with Registry of Research Data Repositories. Design/methodology/approach The data were gathered from re3data repository, and the search was limited to BRICS nations. The data were further analyzed and tabulated as per set parameters, namely, country-wise distribution, types of contents, subject coverage and language diversity. Findings The findings depict that in terms of strength, India has the highest number of data repositories, thereby achieved the first rank among BRICS nations, and South Africa has the least number of data repositories, whereas in terms of content type and subject coverage, India again is leading among BRICS nations. The English language is used by repositories as the main language of the interface. Practical implications The study helps to understand the development of research data repositories by BRICS nations. The study is further beneficial to researchers, as Registry of Research Data Repository provides a single platform to access repositories from various disciplines. Readily available data saves time, money and efforts of researchers and helps the researcher in completing their research activity in a very short span of time. Originality/value The paper has investigated open access data repositories of BRICS nation that has not been attempted earlier. This gives readers comprehensive overview of research data repositories developed in fast emerging economies of the global. The paper can be very helpful for information managers, OA promoters and education and research policy makers to devise plans and policy bearing in mind the evolving research channels in emerging economies.

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