The new Norwegian incentive system for publication: from bad to worse

Scientometrics

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 1299-1306

  Haugen, Kjetil K ^a   Sandnes, Frode E ^b  

^a MOLDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adverse incentive effects; Norway; Research; Reward system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978872921     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: 15882861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-016-2075-2     Document Type: Letter

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