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Research evaluation: the case of Italian academic bioethics
Anonio G Spagnolo1, Pietro Refolo2
1Institute of Bioethics, School of Medicine ″A. Gemelli″ Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome. Italy. 1, Largo F. Vito - 00168 Rome-Italy.
Abstract:
A new system for evaluating production of research has been introduced in Italy by the Law of 30 December 2010 no. 240 (also called Gelmini's Reform). This system is based on a strict distinction between the evaluation of ″academic production″ concerning ″hard sciences″ and evaluation of ″academic production″ concerning ″humanities and social sciences″. The first evaluation uses bibliometric criteria, while the second one uses non-bibliometric criteria. The article deals with the impact of this new system on Italian academic bioethics.
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