Instead of counting articles, effective research – | Iranian and world news

According to RCO News Agency, Dr. Ramin Kurdi at the National Conference on Research and Technology of Medical Sciences of Medical Sciences, attended by Dr. Mohammad Reza Zafargandi, Minister of Health, Dr. Shahin Akhundzadeh, Deputy Director of Technology Research at the Ministry of Health, said: “The question of the scientific articles has been asked.” A group that is not familiar with research and a group that seriously think of research and its application. If we look at the growth process of research at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, we find that the number of articles published was very limited since the beginning of the Dar al -Fonoon in the year of the year. But in the last 5 years, we have seen a significant increase in the number and quality of scientific articles.

He added: “Initially, there were encouragement to write Persian articles and then policies led to the publication of English articles and printing in publications with a high impact factor.” But we need to consider whether these articles have been able to help solve the country’s problems or have merely increased the quantitative of the articles.

We sometimes retain the appearance of research

In another part of his speech, the Vice President of Research and Technology of Tehran University of Medical Sciences addressed the challenges in the country’s scientific development and stated: “One of the problems in developing countries is the similarity of scientific structures without achieving the desired efficiency. This is also visible in our country.

He said that if the unjust world remains honey bee, he emphasized: If financial resources are to be spent on research, these research should either contribute to the development of science or solve the country’s problems. Otherwise, the quantitative increase in articles may not be a measure of scientific progress alone.

The need to change the attitude in scientific evaluation

Referring to the scientific evaluation models in the world, Kurdi said: “In many prestigious universities around the world, instead of focusing on the number of articles and quantitative indicators, the qualitative evaluation of research is being evaluated.” Research assessment model in some countries, such as Sweden and Germany, has also changed to qualitative and multidimensional review. We also need to practice to take a quantitative way of distance and pay more attention to the value and effectiveness of research.

In the end, the Vice President of Research and Technology of Tehran University of Medical Sciences emphasized the need to adopt new approaches to research policy, saying: “Our researchers have so far put a lot of effort and promoted the country’s scientific status. But now it’s time to change the command a little and move on to problem -oriented research. Scientific policymakers should decide whether they only emphasize the increase in the number of articles, or will encourage researchers to solve the country’s real challenges.

“To achieve sustainable scientific development, we need to change the look at research and focus on quality and its impact,” he said.