Prometheus assessed? : research measurement, peer review, and citation analysis / Shaun Goldfinch and Kiyoshi Yamamoto.

Oxford : Chandos Pub., 2012.

xvii, 365 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Prometheus assessed? -- Publication, citation and bibliometric assessment of research -- Peer review, refereeing and their discontents: a failed model or simply the least worst option? -- From the Research Assessment Exercise to the Research Excellence Framework: changing assessment models in the United Kingdom? -- Perils of peer review in a small country? The Performance Based Research Fund in New Zealand -- Research evaluation in Japan: the case of the National University Corporations -- Conclusion: Prometheus assessed and lessons for research assessment.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-354) and index.