Higher Education Evaluation models: Scientific communication circuits in Mexico

Abstract

The sociability of knowledge and the evaluation systems of Higher Education in Mexico have been homogenized to international standards, which are transitioning to scientific publication circuits linked to metrics and editorial projects that maintain control over the publication and the evaluation, that are now influenced by the trend of Open Science. Based on an analysis of the forms of (academic) scientific writing, it is proposed to explore the articulation of the guidelines for the training of researchers at the higher level with the new Open Science policies. The criteria to analyze the evaluation models in Mexico are: scientific production, academic writing, certifications, metrics and quality. The purpose is to compare the international model with national practices and policies. Although Mexico seeks to replicate the international model, it is essential to include other frames of reference, both for the evaluation of higher education and for the mechanisms of scientific quality review.