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Methodology for Conference Proceedings Assessment: a Conference Proceedings Dataset
Version 2 2020-05-07, 12:25
Version 1 2020-04-15, 11:34
dataset
posted on 2020-05-07, 12:25 authored by Dmitry KochetkovDmitry Kochetkov, Aliaksandr BirukouAliaksandr Birukou, Anna ErmolayevaThis dataset
represents the alternative approach to research evaluation based on conference
proceedings data. It contains data of 171 conference proceedings in 15 subject
areas. More than half of the proceedings belong to Computer Science and
Engineering. An SJR-based approach allowed us to allocate the conference
proceedings into categories Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 by analogy with journal quartiles.
We would like to stress the importance of using subject-specific quartiles for
conferences because the significance of the same conference in different
communities varies. Thus, a conference can belong to several subject areas and
can have different quartiles there. Most high-quality conference proceedings
are observed in Computer Science and Engineering. It is important to note that the list reflects only non-journal and
non-book sources. We have evaluated conference proceedings, not the conferences
themselves (exclusively bibliometric data are not enough to assess
conferences). Such a quantitative assessment may be a convenient auxiliary
tool, but it does not eliminate the need for expert evaluation.