Publication types, citation rates and evaluation

P. Bourke; Linda Butler

doi:10.1007/bf02019259

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Volume/Issue:: Volume 37: Issue 3

Publication types, citation rates and evaluation

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P. Bourke

P. Bourke Australian National University Research Evaluation and Policy Project, Research School of Social Sciences 0200 ACT (Australia) 0200 ACT (Australia)

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Linda Butler Australian National University Research Evaluation and Policy Project, Research School of Social Sciences 0200 ACT (Australia) 0200 ACT (Australia)

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Pages:: 473–494

Online Publication Date:: 06 Aug 2005

Publication Date:: 26 Nov 1996

Article Category:: Research Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02019259

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Abstract

In order to resolve questions frequently raised in the context of research evaluation about the citation rates of journal publications in relation to other types of publications, the total research output of substantial institutions or systems has to be brought under bibliographic control. That precondition has rarely been met: there are few published studies of the total range of publications of major research institutions, including books, book chapters, technical reports and published conference proceedings. The Research Evaluation and Policy Project (REPP) at the Australian National University (ANU) has established a database covering all the publications from the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), a fulltime research institution at the ANU, and has examined in detail citations in the journal literature accruing to all types of publications. The database contains a significant number of publications, nearly 30 000 items, and covers the sciences and the social sciences and humanities. This data enables us to examine whether the citation record of research publications appearing in journals indexed by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) is a useable surrogate for the citation record within ISI journals of all model of publication. We contend that, if certain preconditions are met, the choice of citation rate is not critical.

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