Projektnummer

0071091

Zusammenfassung

The scholarly publication is central to how research is assessed and evaluated; changes to the academic publishing system therefore immediately affect the research assessment system. Open access policies and mandates introduce drastic changes to traditional publishing and the academic community and publishers have reacted with different strategies. While publishers develop new business models to increase profits, researchers strive to increase publication counts in a 'publish or perish' culture. Against this background, recent calls to reform research assessment aim to refocus on resea...