1. Citations: poor practices by authors reduce their value.
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Todd, Peter A. and Ladle, Richard J.
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DISCIPLINE , *SCHOOL discipline , *COLLEGE discipline , *SCIENCE , *FINANCE , *ANNOTATIONS & citations (Law) , *SCHOOL administration , *ETHICS - Abstract
The article focuses on the issue regarding assessment and funding of science-based disciplines in England. Accordingly, the Higher Education Founding Council for England has announced that the assessment and funding of science-based disciplines will in future be based on citation rates per paper, aggregated for each subject group at each institution. It is then pointed out that the changes in performance indicators always strongly influence individual and institutional behavior will no doubt become a staple of conversation. Discussions on citation practices are also discussed.
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- 2008
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