fasos_research_review_final_report.pdf
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… RA Utrecht The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0) 30 230 3100 E-mail: support@qanu.nl Internet: www.qanu.nl Project number: 0625 © 2018 QANU Text and numerical material from this publication may be reproduced in print, by photocopying or by any other means with the permission of QANU if the source is mentioned. Research Review Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University 3 REPORT ON THE RESEARCH REVIEW OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AT MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY CONTENTS 1. Foreword … FASoS has created a threshold of three such scientific publications in leading outlets per research FTE and year, thus aiming at quality rather than sheer quantity. The types of publication are taken into account: an article counts as one unit, whereas a monograph published with a leading academic publisher counts as five. As mentioned previously, prominent outlets have been singled out for every research programme. In the eyes of the committee, the threshold system is a sensible strategy as … policy FASoS safeguards research integrity first of all by adhering to the Netherlands Code of Conduct for Academic Practice (VSNU). Furthermore, research integrity is actively promoted by the University’s Ethics Review Committee for the inner city Faculties (ERCIC), which deals with non- medical research involving human subjects. All funding proposals which include personally identifiable data are advised to consult ERCIC for ethical clearance, while researchers in general are encouraged to …