Peer review versus the h-index for evaluation of individual researchers in the biological sciences

Past performance is a key consideration when rationalising the allocation of grants and other opportunities to individual researchers. The National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) has long used a highly structured system of ‘rating’ the past performance of individual researchers. This syst...

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Main Author: Steven D. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2020-09-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
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Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/8700