Against Journal Articles for Measuring Value in University Output

Autor/in	Mbali, C.
Titel	Against Journal Articles for Measuring Value in University Output
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Higher Education, 24 (2010) 5, S.745-757 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1011-3487
Schlagwörter	Journal Articles; College Faculty; Faculty Publishing; Foreign Countries; Bibliometrics; Citation Analysis; Social Sciences; Humanities; Electronic Journals; Electronic Publishing; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Fakultät; Ausland; Bibliometrie; Citation; Citations; Zitatenanalyse; Zitat; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Geisteswissenschaften; Humanwissenschaften; E-Journal; Elektronisches Publizieren; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The following lines of arguments against the metrics of journal articles is developed: (1) Textual output should no longer be main valued output; (2) Digitalization enables other ways of advancing knowledge; (3) Measures by journal article favours the disciplines of Natural Science and Engineering (NSE) and moulds other disciplines of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) to their values and modes of working; (4) Bibliometrics based on citations should be modified by webmetrics; (5) Even within textual output, article writing is over-compensated compared to editing and reviewing and conference convening; (6) Incentives for textual output disregard output in other media; (7) The current incentives devalue output for public enlightment. As the writer is in South Africa, the main policy references and recommendations relate to the South African Higher Education system. This activity of writing a journal article against journal articles may at first seem dubious to those habituated to this prime measure of the academic career, but the changing media of publication make it worthwhile to challenge the current scenario in South African Higher Education. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10