Didactics-Editorial Metrics

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In this video, Dr. Rene Pareja, a Gynecological Oncologist from Colombia, discusses editorial metrics and their role in evaluating scientific production. He explains that researchers, scientific journals, databases, publishers, research institutions, and grants agencies need information about the research they produce, publish, and finance. The research evaluation process involves the collection and analysis of data on organizations, projects, resources, and services to improve decision-making and real-life applications. Dr. Pareja emphasizes that citation-based metrics, such as the number of citations and citations per year, are commonly used to evaluate the impact of scientific publications. He cautions that the number of citations may not reflect the quality of a paper and can be influenced by factors such as publication age and the number of researchers in the field. The impact factor, calculated based on the number of citations and articles published in a journal, is another widely used metric. Dr. Pareja explains its limitations and the potential for manipulation. He also discusses alternative metrics like the H-index and altmetrics, which measure online attention and engagement. Dr. Pareja concludes that while editorial metrics have their flaws, they are currently the best tools available to evaluate scientific impact in the medical field.

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Rene Pareja

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editorial metrics

scientific production

research evaluation

citation-based metrics

impact factor