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Glossary
- Traditional assessment approaches are methods of evaluating scholarly work that have historically influenced what is valued in decisions like hiring, promotion, tenure, funding, and publication, often emphasizing quantity and prestige over a holistic view of contributions, which can lead to unintended consequences and a skewed perception of quality and impact.
- Cognitive and systems biases are inherent human tendencies and systemic structures that can unconsciously influence assessment decisions, potentially reinforcing the status quo and impeding new ideas and approaches.
Suggested reading list
Learn about bibliometrics
- “Bibliometrics Quick Notes” (Gauch)
- This series of digital notes offers an introduction to bibliometrics.
- Link: https://bibliometrics-quick-notes.github.io/
Learn about limitations of traditional assessment approaches
- “Guidance on the responsible use of quantitative indicators in research assessment” by DORA (2024)
- This guidance analyzes commonly used quantitative indicators, emphasizing their limitations when applied to research assessment.
- Link: https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10979643
- “How Journals and Publishers Can Help to Reform Research Assessment” (Hatch, Patterson, 2019)
- This article highlights key issues and actions that journals can take to support RRA.
- Link: https://www.csescienceeditor.org/article/how-journals-and-publishers-can-help-to-reform-research-assessment/
Learn about multilingualism in scholarly communications
- Helsinki Initiative on Multilingualism
- This initiative works to raise awareness of the importance of recognizing all languages used to share scholarly work.
- Link: https://www.helsinki-initiative.org/en
- “Balanced multilingualism in science” (Sivertsen, 2018)
- This publication outlines the role of language in scholarly communications.
- Link: https://bid.ub.edu/en/40/sivertsen.htm