Jeannin P, Devillard J "Implementing relevant disciplinary evaluations in the social sciences - National vs international interactions in scientific communities" SCIENTOMETRICS 63 (1): 121-144 APR 2005

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Addresses: limaginatif at free.fr

Title: Implementing relevant disciplinary evaluations in the social sciences
- National vs international interactions in scientific communities

Author(s): Jeannin P, Devillard J

Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 63 (1): 121-144 APR 2005

Document Type: Article
Language: English
Cited References: 55      Times Cited: 0

Abstract:
This paper addresses the issue of relevancy when tackling the problem of the
evaluation of research published in Social Science journals. This evaluation
initialy relies on a critical selection of the databases scientists use. To
implement relevant disciplinary evaluations, the method also needs to be
scientific, ethical, replicable, comprehensive, flexible, transparent,
accessible, incentive, productive, updatable and "internationalizable". This
qualitative approach takes into account the current global environment of
research. Our method - introducing these criteria - consists in selecting
the bases (either bases from the Institute for Scientific Information or
not) scientists favour, in crossing them to elaborate new lists of journals,
in testing them, in launching a life-size survey among scientists. This
method stands as a prerequisite for further applications. Beyond this rather
constructivist approach, such evaluations of research can benefit to all the
actors participating in the process of the dissemination of knowledge. The
need for an international cooperation in coming up with relevant evaluation
criteria and indexes is put forward when implementing these sets of evaluation.

The appendix presents a case study on French sociology.

Addresses: Jeannin P (reprint author), Univ Toulouse 1, LEREPS, GRES, 1 Rue
Lautreamont,BP 1624, Tarbes, F-65016 France
Univ Toulouse 1, LEREPS, GRES, Tarbes, F-65016 France
IUT Tarbes, Tarbes, France
Univ Toulouse 3, LERASS, MICS, Toulouse, France

E-mail Addresses: limaginatif at free.fr

Publisher: SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS

IDS Number: 917HT
ISSN: 0138-9130

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