Edited by Tim C.E. Engels, Senior Administrator, Head of Research Affairs and Innovation, University of Antwerp, Belgium and Emanuel Kulczycki, Professor of Scholarly Communication, Head of Scholarly Communication Research Group, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland

• Contents:1 Introduction: Research assessment in the social sciences 1Tim C.E. Engels and Emanuel Kulczycki2 A tribute to Puay Tang, Judit Bar-Ilan and Paul Benneworth 7Stefan P. L. de JongPART I DIMENSIONS OF RESEARCH QUALITY IN SOCIAL SCIENCES3 An epistemic approach to research assessment in the social sciences 14Andrea Bonaccorsi4 Identifying research quality in the social sciences 48Michael Ochsner5 Efficacy, efficiency, and models of journal peer review: the known andunknown in the social sciences 67Marco Seeber6 Gender research in academia: a closer look at variables 83Alesia A. Zuccala and Gemma Derrick7 Open science and open access publishing in social sciences 105Mikael Laakso8 Assessing interdisciplinary research in the social sciences: are we onthe right track? 119Joshua EykensPART II DATA SOURCES FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES9 The bright and dark sides of national databases for research output 136Linda Sīle10 Using research metrics in support of assessing social sciences researchperformance: a comparison of major bibliographic systems 148Thed van Leeuwen11 Google Scholar as a data source for research assessment in the social sciences 162Güleda Doğan12 Current research evaluation topics in social sciences 181Zehra Taşkın13 Social media and altmetrics 196Sanam Ebrahimzadeh, Juan Pablo Alperin and Stefanie Haustein14 Journal evaluation systems: evolution and practices in China’s social sciences 211Ying Huang, Ruinan Li, Xiaoting Liu and Lin ZhangPART III PUBLISHING IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES15 The use of bibliometrics in assessments of social scientists 231Gunnar Sivertsen16 Publishing in the social sciences and its representation in researchevaluation and funding systems 238Gunnar Sivertsen17 Journal lists in social sciences and the spectrum of quality standards 262Raf Guns and Marek Hołowiecki18 Open access and research assessment in the social sciences 278Janne Pölönen and Mikael Laakso19 Towards proper evaluation of book publishing in social sciences 295Elea Giménez Toledo, Nataša Jermen, and Gunnar SivertsenPART IV CHALLENGES IN EVALUATION POLICIES FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES20 Between the traditional, the neo-liberal and the open university: earlycareer investigators caught in the triple bind of academic career requirements 316Marc Vanholsbeeck21 Challenges of reporting societal impacts for research evaluationpurposes—the case of sociology 335Reetta Muhonen and Silje Tellmann22 Multilingualism of social sciences 350Emanuel Kulczycki, Tim C.E. Engels and Janne Pölönen23 The challenges for research evaluation ethics in the social sciences 367Aldis Gedutis, Maria Teresa Biagetti and Lai Ma24 Engaging stakeholders to induce societal innovation 386Jack Spaapen and Ad Prins25 Social science research making an impact on public decision-making 403Kimberley R. Isett and Diana HicksPART V ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES IN PRACTICE26 National research evaluation systems and the social sciences 416Michael Ochsner and Ginevra Peruginelli27 Research assessment in Australia: journal ranking, researchclassification and ratings 434Gaby Haddow28 Assessment of the social sciences in China 451Lin Zhang, Mengting Sun, Ying Huang and Gunnar Sivertsen29 Producing knowledge in Latin America: social sciences researchassessment with a geopolitical perspective 472Hebe Vessuri and Leandro Rodriguez-Medina30 Assessment of law journals in Croatia, Italy and Spain 491Ginevra Peruginelli, Jadranka Stojanovski, Elias Sanz-Casado and TommasoAgnoloni31 Evaluation of the social sciences in Norway 508Jon HolmIndex

‘The Handbook provides an overview of current developments, points of attention, specificities and good practices regarding the assessment of social sciences research, including professional communication and societal interaction. Chapters show how the evaluation and funding procedures in general can be improved to appropriately represent social science research. With the editors, I hope that this collection of chapters on research assessment in the social sciences will have a great impact and inspire researchers, evaluators, funders and policy makers worldwide.’

Edited by Tim C.E. Engels, Senior Administrator, Head of Research Affairs and Innovation, University of Antwerp, Belgium and Emanuel Kulczycki, Professor of Scholarly Communication, Head of Scholarly Communication Research Group, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland

• Contents:1 Introduction: Research assessment in the social sciences 1Tim C.E. Engels and Emanuel Kulczycki2 A tribute to Puay Tang, Judit Bar-Ilan and Paul Benneworth 7Stefan P. L. de JongPART I DIMENSIONS OF RESEARCH QUALITY IN SOCIAL SCIENCES3 An epistemic approach to research assessment in the social sciences 14Andrea Bonaccorsi4 Identifying research quality in the social sciences 48Michael Ochsner5 Efficacy, efficiency, and models of journal peer review: the known andunknown in the social sciences 67Marco Seeber6 Gender research in academia: a closer look at variables 83Alesia A. Zuccala and Gemma Derrick7 Open science and open access publishing in social sciences 105Mikael Laakso8 Assessing interdisciplinary research in the social sciences: are we onthe right track? 119Joshua EykensPART II DATA SOURCES FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES9 The bright and dark sides of national databases for research output 136Linda Sīle10 Using research metrics in support of assessing social sciences researchperformance: a comparison of major bibliographic systems 148Thed van Leeuwen11 Google Scholar as a data source for research assessment in the social sciences 162Güleda Doğan12 Current research evaluation topics in social sciences 181Zehra Taşkın13 Social media and altmetrics 196Sanam Ebrahimzadeh, Juan Pablo Alperin and Stefanie Haustein14 Journal evaluation systems: evolution and practices in China’s social sciences 211Ying Huang, Ruinan Li, Xiaoting Liu and Lin ZhangPART III PUBLISHING IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES15 The use of bibliometrics in assessments of social scientists 231Gunnar Sivertsen16 Publishing in the social sciences and its representation in researchevaluation and funding systems 238Gunnar Sivertsen17 Journal lists in social sciences and the spectrum of quality standards 262Raf Guns and Marek Hołowiecki18 Open access and research assessment in the social sciences 278Janne Pölönen and Mikael Laakso19 Towards proper evaluation of book publishing in social sciences 295Elea Giménez Toledo, Nataša Jermen, and Gunnar SivertsenPART IV CHALLENGES IN EVALUATION POLICIES FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES20 Between the traditional, the neo-liberal and the open university: earlycareer investigators caught in the triple bind of academic career requirements 316Marc Vanholsbeeck21 Challenges of reporting societal impacts for research evaluationpurposes—the case of sociology 335Reetta Muhonen and Silje Tellmann22 Multilingualism of social sciences 350Emanuel Kulczycki, Tim C.E. Engels and Janne Pölönen23 The challenges for research evaluation ethics in the social sciences 367Aldis Gedutis, Maria Teresa Biagetti and Lai Ma24 Engaging stakeholders to induce societal innovation 386Jack Spaapen and Ad Prins25 Social science research making an impact on public decision-making 403Kimberley R. Isett and Diana HicksPART V ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES IN PRACTICE26 National research evaluation systems and the social sciences 416Michael Ochsner and Ginevra Peruginelli27 Research assessment in Australia: journal ranking, researchclassification and ratings 434Gaby Haddow28 Assessment of the social sciences in China 451Lin Zhang, Mengting Sun, Ying Huang and Gunnar Sivertsen29 Producing knowledge in Latin America: social sciences researchassessment with a geopolitical perspective 472Hebe Vessuri and Leandro Rodriguez-Medina30 Assessment of law journals in Croatia, Italy and Spain 491Ginevra Peruginelli, Jadranka Stojanovski, Elias Sanz-Casado and TommasoAgnoloni31 Evaluation of the social sciences in Norway 508Jon HolmIndex

‘The Handbook provides an overview of current developments, points of attention, specificities and good practices regarding the assessment of social sciences research, including professional communication and societal interaction. Chapters show how the evaluation and funding procedures in general can be improved to appropriately represent social science research. With the editors, I hope that this collection of chapters on research assessment in the social sciences will have a great impact and inspire researchers, evaluators, funders and policy makers worldwide.’

Edited by Tim C.E. Engels, Senior Administrator, Head of Research Affairs and Innovation, University of Antwerp, Belgium and Emanuel Kulczycki, Professor of Scholarly Communication, Head of Scholarly Communication Research Group, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland

• Contents:1 Introduction: Research assessment in the social sciences 1Tim C.E. Engels and Emanuel Kulczycki2 A tribute to Puay Tang, Judit Bar-Ilan and Paul Benneworth 7Stefan P. L. de JongPART I DIMENSIONS OF RESEARCH QUALITY IN SOCIAL SCIENCES3 An epistemic approach to research assessment in the social sciences 14Andrea Bonaccorsi4 Identifying research quality in the social sciences 48Michael Ochsner5 Efficacy, efficiency, and models of journal peer review: the known andunknown in the social sciences 67Marco Seeber6 Gender research in academia: a closer look at variables 83Alesia A. Zuccala and Gemma Derrick7 Open science and open access publishing in social sciences 105Mikael Laakso8 Assessing interdisciplinary research in the social sciences: are we onthe right track? 119Joshua EykensPART II DATA SOURCES FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES9 The bright and dark sides of national databases for research output 136Linda Sīle10 Using research metrics in support of assessing social sciences researchperformance: a comparison of major bibliographic systems 148Thed van Leeuwen11 Google Scholar as a data source for research assessment in the social sciences 162Güleda Doğan12 Current research evaluation topics in social sciences 181Zehra Taşkın13 Social media and altmetrics 196Sanam Ebrahimzadeh, Juan Pablo Alperin and Stefanie Haustein14 Journal evaluation systems: evolution and practices in China’s social sciences 211Ying Huang, Ruinan Li, Xiaoting Liu and Lin ZhangPART III PUBLISHING IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES15 The use of bibliometrics in assessments of social scientists 231Gunnar Sivertsen16 Publishing in the social sciences and its representation in researchevaluation and funding systems 238Gunnar Sivertsen17 Journal lists in social sciences and the spectrum of quality standards 262Raf Guns and Marek Hołowiecki18 Open access and research assessment in the social sciences 278Janne Pölönen and Mikael Laakso19 Towards proper evaluation of book publishing in social sciences 295Elea Giménez Toledo, Nataša Jermen, and Gunnar SivertsenPART IV CHALLENGES IN EVALUATION POLICIES FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES20 Between the traditional, the neo-liberal and the open university: earlycareer investigators caught in the triple bind of academic career requirements 316Marc Vanholsbeeck21 Challenges of reporting societal impacts for research evaluationpurposes—the case of sociology 335Reetta Muhonen and Silje Tellmann22 Multilingualism of social sciences 350Emanuel Kulczycki, Tim C.E. Engels and Janne Pölönen23 The challenges for research evaluation ethics in the social sciences 367Aldis Gedutis, Maria Teresa Biagetti and Lai Ma24 Engaging stakeholders to induce societal innovation 386Jack Spaapen and Ad Prins25 Social science research making an impact on public decision-making 403Kimberley R. Isett and Diana HicksPART V ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES IN PRACTICE26 National research evaluation systems and the social sciences 416Michael Ochsner and Ginevra Peruginelli27 Research assessment in Australia: journal ranking, researchclassification and ratings 434Gaby Haddow28 Assessment of the social sciences in China 451Lin Zhang, Mengting Sun, Ying Huang and Gunnar Sivertsen29 Producing knowledge in Latin America: social sciences researchassessment with a geopolitical perspective 472Hebe Vessuri and Leandro Rodriguez-Medina30 Assessment of law journals in Croatia, Italy and Spain 491Ginevra Peruginelli, Jadranka Stojanovski, Elias Sanz-Casado and TommasoAgnoloni31 Evaluation of the social sciences in Norway 508Jon HolmIndex

‘The Handbook provides an overview of current developments, points of attention, specificities and good practices regarding the assessment of social sciences research, including professional communication and societal interaction. Chapters show how the evaluation and funding procedures in general can be improved to appropriately represent social science research. With the editors, I hope that this collection of chapters on research assessment in the social sciences will have a great impact and inspire researchers, evaluators, funders and policy makers worldwide.’