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The Evaluation of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities

Lessons from the Italian Experience

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Editors:
  1. Andrea Bonaccorsi

    1. DESTEC, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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  • Examines very important issues in research evaluation in the Social Sciences and Humanities

  • Presents a systemic review of theoretical issues influencing the evaluation of Social Sciences and Humanities

  • Paints a broad and colorful picture of the Italian research assessment and its debate in Italy from many disciplines

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Towards an Epistemic Approach to Evaluation in SSH

    • Andrea Bonaccorsi
    Pages 1-29

  3. Research Quality Criteria in SSH

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31
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    2. Mapping the Role of the Book in Evaluation at the Individual and Department Level in Italian SSH. A Multisource Analysis

      • Chiara Faggiolani, Giovanni Solimine
      Pages 33-53

    3. Guidelines for Peer Review. A Survey of International Practices

      • Andrea Capaccioni, Giovanna Spina
      Pages 55-69

    4. Peer Review in Social Sciences and Humanities. Addressing the Interpretation of Quality Criteria

      • Andrea Bonaccorsi
      Pages 71-101

    5. Research Quality Evaluation: The Case of Legal Studies

      • Ginevra Peruginelli, Sebastiano Faro
      Pages 103-129

  4. The Role of Books and Monographs in SSH Research and Their Evaluation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. More, Less or Better: The Problem of Evaluating Books in SSH Research

      • Geoffrey Williams, Antonella Basso, Ioana Galleron, Tiziana Lippiello
      Pages 133-158

    3. Research Quality Criteria in the Evaluation of Books

      • Carla Basili, Luca Lanzillo
      Pages 159-184

    4. Quality Evaluation of Online Library Catalogues, Advanced Discovery Tools and Linked Data Technologies

      • Maria Teresa Biagetti, Antonella Iacono, Antonella Trombone
      Pages 185-209

    5. A Survey on Legal Research Monograph Evaluation in Italy

      • Ginevra Peruginelli, Sebastiano Faro, Tommaso Agnoloni
      Pages 211-230

  5. Journal Classification and Rating

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231
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    2. Publication Strategies in SSH: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications

      • Domenica Fioredistella Iezzi
      Pages 233-251

    3. Journal Ratings as Predictors of Article Quality in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences: An Analysis Based on the Italian Research Evaluation Exercise

      • Andrea Bonaccorsi, Antonio Ferrara, Marco Malgarini
      Pages 253-267

  6. Exploring New Indicators for the Multilevel Assessment of Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 269-269
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    2. Google Scholar as a Citation Database for Non-bibliometric Areas: The EVA Project Results

      • Alfio Ferrara, Stefano Montanelli, Stefano Verzillo
      Pages 271-293

    3. Assessing the Reliability and Validity of Google Scholar Indicators. The Case of Social Sciences in Italy

      • Ferruccio Biolcati-Rinaldi, Francesco Molteni, Silvia Salini
      Pages 295-319

    4. Is the Diffusion of Books in Library Holdings a Reliable Indicator in Research Assessment?

      • Maria Teresa Biagetti, Antonella Iacono, Antonella Trombone
      Pages 321-343

    5. The Social Impact Assessment in Social Sciences and Humanities: Methodological Issues from the Italian Experience

      • Luca Lanzillo
      Pages 345-359
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About this book

This book examines very important issues in research evaluation in the Social Sciences and Humanities. It is based on recent experiences carried out in Italy (2011-2015) in the fields of research assessment, peer review, journal classification, and construction of indicators, and presents a systematic review of theoretical issues influencing the evaluation of Social Sciences and Humanities. Several chapters analyse original data made available through research assessment exercises. Other chapters are the result of dedicated and independent research carried out in 2014-2015 aimed at addressing some of the debated and open issues, for example in the evaluation of books, the use of Library Catalog Analysis or Google Scholar, the definition of research quality criteria on internationalization, as well as opening the way to innovative indicators. The book is therefore a timely and important contribution to the international debate. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • DESTEC, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Andrea Bonaccorsi

About the editor

Professor Bonaccorsi is an applied economist with a strong record of publications in the fields of economics of science, higher education, and quantitative research evaluation. He has pioneered the field of microdata on European higher education institutions (HEIs), started with the Aquameth and Eumida projects and culminated in the ETER platform, supported by Eurostat and DG EAC for the disaggregated analysis of individual HEIs in Europe.
He has been member of the RISE expert group, the leading group of economists supporting the European Commissioner for Research. He has been member of the Board of ANVUR in the period 2011-2015.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Evaluation of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities

  • Book Subtitle: Lessons from the Italian Experience

  • Editors: Andrea Bonaccorsi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68554-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-68553-3Published: 15 January 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88620-6Published: 06 June 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-68554-0Published: 04 January 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 416

  • Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 39 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Research Methodology, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Assessment, Testing and Evaluation

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