Local governments use bibliometric indicators to evaluate researchers, but they vary greatly between countries. This leads to obstacles for international mobility. The document discusses local indicators used in Flanders, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Spain, France, and Italy. It notes pros of correcting omissions but cons of low overlap and negative impact on mobility. Local book publisher lists also vary between countries. The document recommends a single transnational list and common conventions to address inconsistencies between local systems.

1. Local Bibliometric
Indicators and Research
Mobility
prof. dr. Elizabeth Amann
Ghent University

2. Obstacles
• language barriers
• uncompetitive salaries
• loyalty bonds
• local traditions
• privileging of teaching
needs over research
• internal selection
committees
• insufficient dissemination
of job ads
• differences in academic
career structures
• different “cultures of
counting”

3. Local Bibliometric Indicators
• Flanders:VABB (Flemish Academic Bibliographic
Database
• Denmark: BRI (Bibliometric Research Indicator)
• Finland: JUFO Publication Forum
• Norway: CRISTIN (Current Research
Information System)
• Spain: SPI (Scholarly Publishers Index)
• France: Listes de revues SHS de l’AERES
• Italy: Classificazione delle Riviste - ANVUR ...

4. Local Bibliometric Indicators
• pro: correction of omissions
• book publications
• non-Anglophone venues
• underrepresented disciplines (Social Sciences
and Humanities)
• cons:
• low level of overlap among indicators
• negative impact on international mobility

5. Local Bibliometric Indicators
• Flanders:VABB (Flemish Academic Bibliographic
Database
• Denmark: BRI (Bibliometric Research Indicator)
• Finland: JUFO Publication Forum
• Norway: CRISTIN (Current Research
Information System)
• Spain: SPI (Scholarly Publishers Index)
• France: Listes de revues SHS de l’AERES
• Italy: Classificazione delle Riviste - ANVUR ...

6. Book Publisher Lists/Rankings
• Denmark: Levels 1 & 2 (2 = highest)
• Norway: Levels 1 & 2 (2 = highest)
• Finland: Levels 1, 2 & 3 (3 = highest)
• Flanders: list of automatically recognized presses
• Spain: a ranking:
......

7. Book Publisher Lists/Rankings
• Denmark: Levels 1 & 2
• Norway: Levels 1 & 2
• Finland: Levels 1, 2 & 3 (15 presses)
• Flanders: list of automatically recognized presses
• Spain: a ranking:
top 15
...

8. Book Publisher Lists/Rankings
• Denmark: Levels 1 & 2 (89 presses)
• Norway: Levels 1 & 2 (87 presses)
• Finland: Levels 1, 2 (93 presses) & 3 (15 presses)
• Flanders: list of automatically recognized
presses (135 presses)
• Spain: a ranking:
top 105
......

9. total: 246 presses
33%
27%
33%
28%21%

10. total: 246 presses
13%
20%
6%
52%35%

11. weighting book publications
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Danish 5 8
Finnish 6 1212
Norwegian 5 8
Flemish 444

12. recommendations
• single transnational list of publication venues
• compiled by international committees of
researchers and collection development
librarians
• focus on ‘good practices’: external peer
review, international visibility, no
publication fees
• common convention for weighting
publications