ESOCITE 2018
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<br>Santiago de Chile, July 18-20.
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<br>Open panel #4
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<br>*Title: *Current views on academic evaluation in Latin America: research
<br>agendas, incentives and social relevance.
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<br>*Organizers: *Mariela Bianco (UdelaR, Uruguay) - Federico Vasen (UBA /
<br>CONICET, Argentina)
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<br>*Summary*
<br>Academic evaluation is undergoing profound transformations, which have
<br>sparked international controversies about the appropriate methods,
<br>criteria and indicators. In particular, the use of bibliometrics to
<br>evaluate the performance of researchers and institutions has gained
<br>ground and is currently presented as "objective and universally valid".
<br>Even peer judgments are increasingly based on bibliometric indicators
<br>and less on the intrinsic merit of academic productions. The
<br>availability of large bibliographic databases (mainly private)
<br>encourages the analysis of productivity with these tools. This
<br>methodological standardization could lead to a global homogenization of
<br>the way of evaluating the activity of academics. This could be
<br>potentially harmful for regional and disciplinary dynamics whose
<br>diffusion channels are not easily retrieved with these methodologies. A
<br>one-dimensional vision of 'excellence' that may put at risk research
<br>agendas focused on issues relevant only to peripheral contexts.
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<br>We invite academics to reflect on the current crossroads of academic
<br>evaluation and welcome contributions on the following issues:
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<br> Academic evaluation methodologies in Latin America
<br> Academic journals and evaluation of researchers
<br> The role of science policy and incentives
<br> Alternative research agendas and standardized evaluation methods
<br> Academic evaluation and conceptions of the social relevance of research
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<br>Key words: academic evaluation, bibliometric indicators, standardization
<br>of evaluation, social relevance, sciemce policy.
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<br>Abstract can be submitted *before March 10th* in Spanish, English or
<br>Portuguese and should be 400 words long. Please use the official
<br>submission webpage available at https://www.micongreso.cl/esocite2018/
<br>and select Open Panel #4.
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<br>Please direct your inquiries about the panel to Federico Vasen
<br>(federico.vasen@gmail.com) and Mariela Bianco (mbianbo@gmail.com)
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