The evaluation of research in social sciences and humanities : lessons from the Italian experience / Andrea Bonaccorsi, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bonaccorsi, Andrea, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Research.

Social sciences.

Humanities--Research.

Humanities.

Physical Description:

xx, 416 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]

Summary:

This book examines very important issues in research evaluation in the Social Sciences and Humanities. It is based on recent experiences carried out in Italy (2011-2015) in the fields of research assessment, peer review, journal classification, and construction of indicators, and presents a systematic review of theoretical issues influencing the evaluation of Social Sciences and Humanities. Several chapters analyse original data made available through research assessment exercises. Other chapters are the result of dedicated and independent research carried out in 2014-2015 aimed at addressing some of the debated and open issues, for example in the evaluation of books, the use of Library Catalog Analysis or Google Scholar, the definition of research quality criteria on internationalization, as well as opening the way to innovative indicators. The book is therefore a timely and important contribution to the international debate.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction: Towards an Epistemic Theory of Evaluation in Social Sciences and Humanities; Andrea Bonaccorsi

Part I. Research Quality Criteria in SSH

Chapter 2. Peer Review in Social Sciences and Humanities: Addressing the Interpretation of Quality Criteria; Andrea Bonaccorsi

Chapter 3. Guidelines for Peer Review: A Survey of International Practices; Andrea Capaccioni and Gianna Spina

Chapter 4. Individual and Department Level Indicators of Scientific Productivity: A Multisource Analysis; Chiara Faggiolani

Chapter 5. Research Quality Criteria: The Case of Legal Studies; Sebastiano Faro, Ginevra Peruginelli

Part II. The Role of Books and Monographs in Social Siences Research and Their Evaluation

Chapter 6. Quality Evaluation of Online Library Catalogs, of Advanced Discovery Tools and of Liked Data Technologies; Maria Teresa Biagetti, Antonella Iacono, Antonella Trombone

Chapter 7. Research Quality Criteria in the Evaluation of Books; Carla Basili, Luca Lanzillo

Chapter 8. The Evolving Role of Books in Research Practices of Humanities; Tiziana Lippiello, Ioana Galleron, Geoffrey Williams

Chapter 9. Research Quality Criteria in the Evaluation of Legal Research Monographs; Sebastiano Faro and Ginevra Peruginelli

Part III. Journal Classification and Rating

Chapter 10. Validity and Robustness of Journal Rating; Andrea Bonaccorsi, Tindaro Cicero, Antonio Ferrara and Marco Malgarini

Chapter 11. Strategies for Publication in International Journals in SSH; Domenica Stella Iezzi

Chapter 12. The Role of Scientific Societies of Journal Rating: the Case of Humanities; Andrea Bonaccorsi and Antonio Ferrara

Part IV. Exploring New Indicators for the Multilevel Assessment of Research

Chapter 13. Exploring the Potential of Indicators Based on Google Scholar; Alfio Ferrara and Silvia Salini

Chapter 14. Assessing the Reliability and Validity of Google Scholars Indicators: the Case of Social Sciences in Italy; Ferruccio Biolcati-Rinaldi and Silvia Salini

Chapter 15. Are Digital Library Catalgs a Reliable Source in Research Assessment?; Maria Teresa Biagetti, Antonella Iacono and Antonella Trombone

Chapter 16. Do Scholar in Social Sciences and Humanities Contribute to the Third Mission of Universities?: Evidence from an Assessment Exercise; Brigida Blasi, Sandra Romagnosi and Andrea Bonaccorsi

Chapter 17. The Impact of Research in SSH; Luca Lanzillo

Part V. What Do We Learn from the Italian Experience?

Chapter 18. The International Debate on the Evaluation of SSH and the Italian Experience; Alesia Zuccalà. .

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3319685538

9783319685533

OCLC:

1027196024