Institution Profile: University of Colorado, School of Medicine | |
Location | United States of America |
Type of Institution | Specialized University or equivalent |
Academic Disciplines | Medical Sciences |
Summary of Intervention(s) | • Assessment committees and candidates are discouraged from using and including journal metrics in the context of faculty promotions and tenure. |
Notes | While the University of Colorado, School of Medicine has rejected the use of journal-level metrics for assessing individuals, the H-Index is still listed as an assessment criteria in tenure and promotion decisions. DORA has not explicitly rejected H-Indexes, however, it notes there are well-known criticisms and limitations to uses of the metric to evaluate individuals, and would generally encourage caution in its use for individual assessment purposes. For further reading on the H-Index see: https://leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/halt-the-h-index ; Waltman, L. and Van Eck, N.J., 2012. The inconsistency of the h‐index. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 63(2), pp.406-415. |
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Policies | |
Link | Portfolio assessment, Responsible Metrics |
Type of Decision | Promotion, Tenure |
Scope of Policy | Institution-wide |
Academic Disciplines | Medical Sciences |