The fteval Journal for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation

The fteval Journal for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation aims to position itself at the interface between research and technology policy practice and academic quality, thereby contributing to the exchange between the various stakeholder groups in the field of RTI evaluation. Thematic issues alternate with thematically open ones. Including the previous newsletters from which the journal emerged, 56 issues have been published so far. The fteval Journal is published as open access. Each article is subject to an editorial review. Information for authors can be found on the following page: https://fteval.at/en/for-authors/

Calls for Papers

Issue #58 is a special issue jointly created with FORWIT about science for policy, advisory councils and evaluation. We collect abstracts until end-July.
Call for Contributions [PDF]

Issue #59 (Publication from 2026) is thematically open. Submission and publication are possible on an ongoing basis.

Previous issues

All previous issues of the fteval Journal for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation can be accessed here: Previous issues

Current issues

18 articles constitute the newest issue #57, the Proceedings of the REvaluation Conference 2024:

Table of Contents

1. Reframing Research Assessment: towards a comprehensive framework for Researcher Profiles
   Provost, Lottie, Xenou, Zenia
   Pages: e1, 1-16
2. Research assessment as a tool for strategic management. Promoting interdisciplinarity through enhancement-led evaluation at the University of Helsinki
   Kivilaakso, Aura, Kolhinen, Johanna
   Pages: e2, 1-17
3. The role of change agent characteristics in research assessment: Experiences from an evaluation of a research fellowship program in Germany
   Berghäuser, Hendrik
   Pages: e3, 1-25
4. Indicators and Metrics in SSH Research: How Scholars Value Publication Practices in the Face of Epistemic Capitalism
   Bayer, Florian
   Pages: e4, 1-25
5. Advancing Research Impact Evaluation in the Digital Era: Insights from EU-Funded Rare Disease Projects
   Grypari, Ioanna, Di Virgilio, Sergio, Papageorgiou, Haris, Fergadis, Aris, Pappas, Dimitris
   Pages: e5, 1-19
6. Evaluating transformative innovation policy instruments. The example of the Austrian programme for the promotion of female researchers “INNOVATORINNEN”
   Régent, Verena, Ecker, Brigitte
   Pages: e6, 1-28
7. Everyone is equal in the lottery drum. More opportunities for risky research, postdocs and female scientists?
   Simon, Dagmar
   Pages: e7, 1-19
8. Energy and Resource Efficiency in the Economy: The evaluation of Germany's large industrial funding programme using mixed methods
   Neusel, Lisa, Hirzel, Simon
   Pages: e8, 1-20
9. The Contribution of R&I programmes to Transition: Evidence on Transformative Outcomes in the areas of the Green Transition and the Energy Transition
   Dinges, Michael, Kerlen, Christiane, Knöbel, Surya, Toepel, Kathleen
   Pages: e9, 1-18
10. Enhancing EU Policy Through Complexity Metrics: A new lens for research and innovation
    Benoit, Florence, Di Girolamo, Valentina, Diodato, Dario, Canton, Erik, Ravet, Julien
    Pages: e10, 1-27
11. Evaluating "Learning and experimental spaces". When a traditional approach reaches its limits
    Schuh, Christina, Schwertfeger, Daniel, Fringes, Sonja
    Pages: e11, 1-12
12. Unveiling innovation: Using Innovation Biographies in Evaluation Practice - A Reflection
    Toepel, Kathleen
    Pages: e12, 1-16
13. Exploring unintended consequences in STI evaluations and monitoring. Towards a framework for unintended consequences and its use in evaluation and monitoring exercises
    Seus, Sarah, Wittmann, Florian, Weiblen, Nele
    Pages: e13, 1-18
14. Designing a Theory of Change in less than an hour. Enabling rapid, collaborative development with a context-independent card-set
    Hajdu, Erika, Lima, Giovanna, De Jong, Stefan
    Pages: e14, 1-17
15. Towards an evaluation framework for international strategic partnerships between universities. A co-creative approach
    Van Drooge, Leonie, Vermeulen, Niki
    Pages: e15, 1-14
16. The situation of R&I policy evaluation in COST Inclusiveness Target Countries
    Schuch, Klaus, Gogadze, Nino, Gryga, Vitalii, Havas, Attila, Jaksa, Renata Anna, Krasovska, Olha, Kursun, Arzu, Liarti, Sofia, Shtembari, Eriona, Stefanik, Miroslav, Tsipouri, Lena, Vutsova, Albena
    Pages: e16, 1-15
17. Evaluation of R&D and innovation policy in Ukraine: missing elements
    Gryga, Vitalii, Krasovska, Olha, Ryzhkova, Yuliia
    Pages: e17, 1-18
18. Inside the funding process: Using generative AI to assess reviewers’ criteria prioritisation in multi-stage application assessments
    Kolarz, Peter, Machado, Diogo
    Pages: e18, 1-25