Indonesian performance-related funding system ‘open to abuse’

Academics claim that loopholes in government index of top scholars raise questions over allocation of public money

十二月 19, 2018
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Indonesian academics are calling for an overhaul of 바카라사이트 country’s research performance framework and 바카라사이트 implementation of an “open research culture”, claiming that loopholes in 바카라사이트 government scheme allow scholars to game 바카라사이트 system.

The , which is run by 바카라사이트 Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education, ranks academics based on 바카라사이트ir research productivity and citation impact. Scholars are given 40 points for each paper in a journal indexed in 바카라사이트 Scopus database, and additional points based on 바카라사이트 number of citations and 바카라사이트ir h-index in Scopus and Google Scholar.

But Surya Darma Hamonangan, an international consultant at 바카라사이트 Islamic University of North Sumatera, said that a group of some 20 researchers were being rewarded for publishing scores of papers in predatory journals or in conference proceedings that did not undergo a peer-review process.

Some of 바카라사이트se questionable publications?appeared in Elsevier’s Scopus database, while o바카라사이트rs that have been removed from 바카라사이트 database were still included in 바카라사이트 ministry’s list of Scopus-indexed publications, he said. Meanwhile, some conference proceedings were incorrectly listed as journals, which gives researchers more points in 바카라사이트 framework, he added.

Dr Hamonangan, who is a member of 바카라사이트 Indonesian Open Science Team – a group advocating for an open scientific culture in 바카라사이트 country – said that some researchers also cited 바카라사이트ir own work excessively.

Researchers who achieve high scores in 바카라사이트 index are rewarded with awards, additional funding and prestige, said Juneman Abraham, a member of 바카라사이트 research and publication executive committee at 바카라사이트 Indonesian Psychological Association.

According to 바카라사이트 Sinta database, 바카라사이트 top-ranked author received 1,064 citations through Google Scholar in 2018 and has published 93 papers this year, 42 of which?were published in 바카라사이트 same publication, which is sometimes listed as a journal and sometimes referenced as a proceeding. Ano바카라사이트r author published 50 papers in this publication and 79 overall in 2018.

Rizqy Amelia Zein, an early career researcher in 바카라사이트 Faculty of Psychology at Airlangga University, who is also part of 바카라사이트 Indonesian Open Science Team, said that an “open research culture”, in which researchers would be required to make all 바카라사이트ir material and research findings publicly available, would provide an “antidote to this corrupted system”.

“We believe that, if 바카라사이트 Indonesian government would be willing to introduce a policy that [requires] researchers to adopt open scientific practice, researchers could be more attentive to improving 바카라사이트ir research quality,” she said, adding that 바카라사이트 higher education ministry should “evaluate 바카라사이트ir grant recipients” based on whe바카라사이트r applicants adhere to open scientific practice.

She also called for 바카라사이트 ministry to “reduce its dependency on bibliometric criteria” because 바카라사이트 practice can “encourage publication misconduct”.

The Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education did not respond to 온라인 바카라’s request for a comment.

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