Losing faith in the classification and evaluation of research : a meta-metrics approach to research on religion in Australia

Adam Possamai, Gary Long

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Abstract

This article uses a meta-metrics approach to research the research in Religion and Religious Studies (Field of Research (FoR) Code 2204) in Australia. Comparing and contrasting various results from the data provided by the Australian Research Council (ARC) on its Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) process, as well as global rankings data, the findings point to a reported drop of quality of research in this field. In this article we argue that this loss of quality could be due to the way this FoR Code is constructed and we call for its revision. This research also points to a considerable disparity between peer review disciplines such as FoR Code 2204 and citation disciplines.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3-9
Number of pages7
JournalAustralian Universities' Review
Volume62
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)
  • evaluation
  • metrics
  • peer review
  • religion
  • research

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