Basic and applied research in developing countries: The search for an evaluation strategy |
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Authors: | J M Russell C S Galina |
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Institution: | (1) the Centro de Información Científica y Humanística, and the Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, DF, México |
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Abstract: | Although activities in basic and applied research in developing countries (DCs) are guided by universal scientific principles,
there are important differences in the way in which science is practiced from that of the industrialized world. Isolation
from the mainstream of scientific activity, the need for the development of an indigenous scientific capacity, the lack of
a critical mass of researchers with respect to most fields of knowledge, and the urgency of developing better and more efficient
communication channels, are some of the aspects that set apart the scientific activity of the developing world. In particular,
the need to develop local "new" science aimed at solving pressing problems of a local nature suggests the existence of a different
set of conditions from those found in scientifically-advanced countries. In the present article we look at the ways the special
circumstances of science in DCs will affect the application of evaluation criteria, using bibliometric data on research in
Mexico as an example. |
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