SENSE Benchmarks for Publication Output, 2007-2013

As a national research school with international ambition, SENSE uses standards to assess the quality of the scientific output. Such performance standards are important as a yardstick for the evaluation of the overall progress of the School; as a benchmark for the membership of researchers and institutes in the School; and as a jointly agreed comparative measurement for the 6-year external evaluation of institutes and research departments.

SENSE has developed a first set of performance criteria in 2006. These criteria have met some criticism from the SENSE community, and the School has decided to adjust the system. Drafts of the (modest) adjustments have been circulated to all research group leaders of SENSE, and many comments and suggestions have been incorporated. This final system of the ‘SENSE Benchmarks’ has been approved by the SENSE General Board. It is valid for the period 2007-2013.

SENSE distinguishes between A, B, and C journals, and for books between A, B, and C publishers.

SENSE will evaluate the ranking list of publishers yearly. If you miss relevant scientific publishers you can send a motivated request to add a publisher to the SENSE list to the secretary of the SENSE Research Committee: Johan.Feenstra(at)wur.nl. The same holds for a request to upgrade or downgrade one of the current publishers on the list to another category.

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SENSE membership requirements:

• The SENSE Benchmarks for Publication Output 2007-2013 (pdf)

Journal and book publisher rankings:

• The WASS-SENSE book publishers ranking list 2011 (excel)
• The SENSE book publishers ranking list 2007 – 2010 (pdf)
• The ISI journals 2010 overview (excel)
• The ISI journals 2009 overview (excel)
• The ISI journals 2008 overview (excel)
   
  

SENSE review

• The board document (2010) about societal indicators: Measuring the Societal Impact of SENSE Research Groups (pdf)
   
  

Code of Conduct

• The Netherlands Code of Conduct for Scientific Practice - Principles of good scientific teaching and research (pdf)
   
  

Publication tips and trics

• ORCiD: A New Spine Number for Researchers (December 2012)
• Use your own NARCIS QR-code (December 2012)
• Look out for predatory publishers (October 2012)

(Social) media tips and trics:

• Preserving your dataset on an USB-stick or at a repository and maybe get some citations? - blogpost by Martijn Kleppe on phdaily.nl (April 2013)
• Vrijwilligers gezocht - en in een flits gevonden! - een mooi voorbeeld van de kracht van Social Media, uit de praktijk van een onderzoeksinstituut (April 2013)
• How Science Outreach Saved My Academic Career - blogpost by a postdoc in NextScientist (March 2013)
• Hoe beter het persbericht, hoe beter het verslag in de krant - a blogpost on the importance of good press releases of scientific research (March 2012)
• Altmetrics, a guide to Twitter for academics, and increasing your academic footprint (December 2011)
• Using Twitter in university research, teaching and impact activities - A guide for academics and researchers (2011)
• Moving on from a moving story: following the AAA pathways - a blogpost on the necessity and options of sharing knowledge for impact (November 2011)
• Wetenschapper 2.0 - een blog over wetenschap, wetenschappers en social media (in Dutch)
       
  
• See also: SENSE Research in Progress - SENSE Researchers on Social Media