Scientific advisory boards are frequently established to provide scientific insights and advice
to policy makers. Advisory board appointing bodies often state that research excellence and …

Scientific advisory boards are frequently established to provide scientific insights and advice
to policymakers. Advisory board appointing bodies often state that research excellence and …

A consistent and comprehensive ranking of journals relevant for agricultural economists
cannot rely on impact factors for at least two major reasons:(i) the scientific database by …

Unlike in other disciplines, research output in economics is commonly measured based on
the disciplinary reputation of the journals in which an author has published. Here, I examine …

In this insightful book, Peter Edlund takes a status-based approach to theorizing the
development of the European Research Council (ERC). Drawing upon rich empirical …

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB)
provides expert advice to inform agency decision-making. Recent regulations have …

Research quality is an increasingly important metric for determining funding allocations,
promotion and tenure, and professional prestige. A key metric often used as a proxy for …

Assessments of research groups by expert panels are commonplace. A conceptual
distinction between nationwide evaluations, approaches fitting within a national framework …

Quantitative measures of research output, especially bibliometric measures, have not only
been introduced within research funding systems in many countries, but they are also …

When looking for a suitable journal in which to publish manuscripts, we usually consider
how the topic of the study matches the journal's scope, and how reputable the journal is …