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Comparing Bibliometric Analysis Using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science Databases
Published on: October 24, 2019
Bibliometrics: a potential decision making aid in hiring, reappointment, tenure and promotion decisions
Gary Holden1, Gary Rosenberg, Kathleen Barker
1DSW, Room 407, MC: 6112, New York University, School of Social Work, 1 Washington Square North, New York, NY 10003, USA. gary.holden@nyu.edu
Abstract:
The assessment of scholarship assumes a central role in the evaluation of individual faculty, educational programs and academic fields. Because the production and assessment of scholarship is so central to the faculty role, it is incumbent upon decision makers to strive to make assessments of scholarship fair and equitable. This paper will focus on an approach to the assessment of the quantity and impact of the most important subset of an individual's scholarship-peer-reviewed journal articles. The primary goal of this paper is to stimulate discussion regarding scholarship assessment in hiring, reappointment, tenure and promotion decisions.
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