The use of metrics in academic recruitment

Abstract

Concerns about the use of metrics in assessments of individual researchers have been raised by influential initiatives such as the DORA declaration (2012), the Leiden Manifesto (2016) and CoARA’s Agreement on reform of research assessment. Even though metrics are applied in evaluation of candidates for academic positions there is evidence that metrics primarily serve as supplementary screening tools for panels reviewing applications for academic positions and not as replacements for peer reviews which still serves as the core evaluation practice in academic recruitment.