Vi inoltro la seguente informazione,
Nicola Bellomo
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Subject: The IMU-ICIAM Journal Rating Blog From: "Ross Moore" iciam@iciam.org Date: Mon, December 12, 2011 07:08 To: undisclosed-recipients:;
SUBJECT HEADER: The IMU-ICIAM Journal Rating Blog
To: Presidents and Representatives of ICIAM Member Societies From: ICIAM President and Officers Re: Journal Rating Blog
Request: We are asking you to read the following message and to disseminate it to the members of your society
In 2008, the IMU, IMS and ICIAM made public a study on the use of citations in assessing research quality (http://www.iciam.org/QAR/), and in 2010 the IMU and ICIAM created a joint working group to study the more specific question of the reliability of journal rankings based on citations, and whether (and how) to develop a community- based ranking system. The working group was composed of N. Joshi, D. N. Arnold, C. Hutchins, J. D. S. Jones, M. MacCallum, P. Michor, S. Mueller, and T. Tang. Its report is on IMU's Web page at the following URL: http://www.mathunion.org/publications/reports-recommendations.
The working group examined the issue of why a rating of mathematical journals is desirable and submitted a detailed proposal for IMU/ICIAM journal rating. Before going ahead and taking any further action the IMU and ICIAM want to explore opinions on a larger scale and get as much input as possible from the mathematical sciences community. That is why a "Blog on Mathematical Journals" (URL: http://www.mathunion.org/journals) has been installed. The blog is moderated by a group of 6 persons (D. Arnold, C. Hutchins, N. Joshi, P. Olver (chair), F. Planchon, T. Tang).
Everyone interested can submit his/her opinion through posting an article (e-mail to: journal.blog@mathunion.org) or forwarding a comment (add a comment to a posted article by typing in the "comments" window or sending e-mail to journal.blog@mathunion.org).
Everyone is invited to go the mathematical journals blog and join the discussion of the issue.
ICIAM and IMU particularly ask you to spread the information about the report and blog on mathematical journals widely in your community*. Input from a wide range of people is necessary to discuss this important issue and prepare for a decision on action.
Thank you for your help.
Barbara Keyfitz, President ICIAM, for the Officers
*For example, by sending this message, or your own, in an e-mail to members, or by putting a note in your society's newsletter. Let us know if you would like to hear more on this from the ICIAM Officers.
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