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Abstract
After illustrating by comparison why large segments of the current practices of science evaluation should be seen as absurd in procedure or outcome and often in both, this contribution asks why these practices have emerged in the first place and why they persist despite widespread criticism.
期刊介绍:
Social Science Information is an international peer reviewed journal that publishes the highest quality original research in the social sciences at large with special focus on theoretical debates, methodology and comparative and (particularly) cross-cultural research.