Taking scholarly books into account: current developments in five European countries

Elea Giménez-Toledo (), Jorge Mañana-Rodríguez, Tim C. E. Engels, Peter Ingwersen, Janne Pölönen, Gunnar Sivertsen, Frederik T. Verleysen and Alesia A. Zuccala
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Elea Giménez-Toledo: ÍLIA Research Group, CSIC
Jorge Mañana-Rodríguez: ÍLIA Research Group, CSIC
Tim C. E. Engels: University of Antwerp
Peter Ingwersen: University of Copenhagen
Janne Pölönen: Federation of Finnish Learned Societies
Gunnar Sivertsen: Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU)
Frederik T. Verleysen: University of Antwerp
Alesia A. Zuccala: University of Copenhagen

Scientometrics, 2016, vol. 107, issue 2, No 20, 685-699

Abstract: Abstract For academic book authors and the institutions assessing their research performance, the relevance of books is undisputed. In spite of this, the absence of comprehensive international databases covering the items and information needed for the assessment of this type of publication has urged several European countries to develop custom-built information systems for the registration of scholarly books, as well as weighting and funding allocation procedures. For the first time, these systems make the assessment of books as a research output feasible. The present paper summarizes the main features of the registration and/or assessment systems developed in five European countries/regions (Spain, Denmark, Flanders, Finland and Norway), focusing on the processes involved in the collection and processing of data on book publications, their weighting, as well as the application in the context of research assessment and funding.

Keywords: Book assessment models; CRIS; Funding allocation; Book publishers; Social Sciences and Humanities; Indicators; Monographs; 00-02 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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