Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The political context of science priority-setting in the United States / Albert H. Teich
  • The political and economic context of research evaluation in Eastern Europe / György Darvas
  • Factors affecting the acceptance of evaluation results / Ben R. Martin
  • Peer review in science and science policy / Edward J. Hackett
  • A Polish perspective on peer review / Adam Łominicki
  • The limits of peer review : the case of Hungary / Katalin Hangos
  • The evaluation of research institutes in Hungary / Péter Zilahy and István Láng
  • Peer review in the Czech Republic / Miroslava Vrbova
  • Peer review in Poland : practical solutions and possible improvements / Julita Jablecka
  • Quantitative techniques in evaluation in Western Europe / Terttu Luukkonen
  • The evaluation of scientists and their work / Andrzej Ziabicki
  • Scientometric methods in the evaluation of research groups / Peter Vinkler
  • Measuring and evaluating scientific performance in the Czech Republic / Jaroslav Koutecky
  • Institutionalizing evaluation of research and education in the Slovak Republic / Jozef Tino
  • Formal evaluation methods : their utility and limitations / C. le Pair
  • Evaluation of research and development programs by technology indicators / Hariolf Grupp
  • Quantitative citation data as indicators in science evaluations : a primer on their appropriate use / Alfred Welljams-Dorof
  • Ethical and political aspects of using and interpreting quantitative indicators.