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A timely new commentary in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology raises an uncomfortable question:

Can anti-metric research assessment reforms backfire in weak academic systems?

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112430

Reducing metrics may work where institutions are strong. But in fragile systems, it may unintentionally increase the influence of favouritism, academic inbreeding, and opaque decision-making.

#ResearchAssessment #CoARA #DORA #Bibliometrics #MetaResearch #OpenScience #SciencePolicy

Integrating Indonesian research institutions into The National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN) was linked to an increase in the growth of research publications and the number of reputable journals they appeared in.

New bibliometric study published in the EASE journal, European Science Editing, by Setiowiji Handoyo, Poppy Indah Dwi Prastiti, & Iwan Ridwan Stiaji: https://doi.org/10.3897/ese.2024.e118015

#Bibliometrics #Indonesia #EuropeanScienceEditing #ResearchAssessment #JournalPublication