Call for tenders' details
Status
Submission date
22/09/2016
Answer date
26/09/2016
Language
Status
Answered
Question details
Subject
Task 6 - restriction to long-text publications
Question
Task 6 refers to the cleaning/enhancement of publication data "concerning monographs, book chapters and other long-text publications". Why does ERCEA think that the data cleaning/enhancement task is not needed for peer-reviewed articles? Generally, why are articles not in the scope of this project given they represent the vast majority of the scientific output?
Answer
26/09/2016
The data cleaning/enhancement requested in Task 6 is complementary to the ongoing data cleaning and validation work organised by the Agency through other means, which addresses in particular journal articles. The assumption that articles are not in the scope of the study is not correct. Section 2.6.1 of the tender specifications clearly indicates that where relevant, the analysis should take into account different types of publications (such as journal articles, conference proceedings, monographs, book chapters etc.).