Free Webinar: Changing Research Evaluation Policies in China – Insights and Impact
Published 06 May, 2020
In February 2020, China’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and Ministry of Education (MoE) published policy documents to initiate a steer away from assessing research by the number of articles published and SCI listed journals to a focus on publishing a limited number of high quality papers. In this free webinar our speakers will provide insights into the background of these policy announcements and their potential impact on publishers, research institutions and researchers.
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Dr. Shuai Yan
Publishing Consultant
Dr. Shuai Yan is a Beijing-based publishing consultant. His previous career endeavors include Academic Relationship Director at Springer Nature Greater China, Associate Chief Editor of Tsinghua University Press (TUP) and Director of TUP’s Journal Publishing Center, and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Tsinghua University (Science and Technology). Prior to Tsinghua University he held several senior roles at Beijing Forestry University (BFU) and with multiple prestigious societies and government organizations in China.
Christos Petrou
Chief Analyst at Scholarly Intelligence
Christos Petrou is founder and Chief Analyst at Scholarly Intelligence, where he supports stakeholders in the scholarly communications industry with analytics and strategy services. He is a former analyst of the Web of Science Group at Clarivate Analytics and the Open Access portfolio at Springer Nature. He previously worked as a consultant for A.T. Kearney, and he holds an MBA from INSEAD. A geneticist by training, he received technical training at Zhejiang University, and he helped develop a commercial breeding program for Pekin ducks in Hebei.