Taking Scholarly Books into Account. Current Developments in Five European Countries

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  • Elea Gimenez-Toledo
  • Jorge Manana-Rodrıguez
  • Tim C. E. Engels
  • Peter Ingwersen
  • Janne Polonen
  • Gunnar Sivertsen
  • Frederik T. Verleysen
  • Zuccala, Alesia Ann
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.
Original languageEnglish
JournalScientometrics
Volume107
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)685-699
ISSN0138-9130
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2016

Bibliographical note

This paper is a substantially extended version of the research-in-progress paper (Giménez-Toledo et al. 2015a, b) presented at the 15th International Conference on Scientometrics & Informetrics, 29 June–4 July, 2015 (Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey).

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