Scientific production in Mexican universities: Rates and expectations toward competitiveness. (January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tarango, Javier; Machín-Mastromatteo, Juan D
• Is Part Of: Information development. Volume 32:Number 1(2016)
• Page Start: 107
• Page End: 111
• Publication Date: 2016-01
• Subjects: scientific production -- scientific communication -- institutional competitiveness -- universities -- Mexico; Library science -- Periodicals; Information science -- Periodicals; 020.5
• DOI: 10.1177/0266666915613730
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0266-6669

Abstract

This article analyzes emerging issues that Mexican universities are experiencing with scientific production processes, their impact on assessment indicators that determine their level of competitiveness, and the identification of assessment dimensions and criteria related to the activities of professors and researchers. Examples of previous research on universities' competitiveness are offered to provide suggestions for recognizing the need for legitimized models that allow assessing scientific production in Mexican universities.