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• Which model for the curriculum vitae is to be used?
• Must one include the impact indices for the journals in which one has published works?
• What are quartiles?
• Which quartile is given in cases where a journal appears in more than one JCR category?
• Can appraisal reports be sent by e-mail?
• What does the number of citations, in the section on indexed published works in the curriculum vitae, refer to?
• What is the minimum teaching and/or research experience requirement to apply for research or advanced research accreditation?
• If accreditation is denied, when can one reapply for accreditation?

Which model for the curriculum vitae is to be used?

Curriculum vitae to be presented must follow the standard approved Research Assessment Committee model. The model can be downloaded from the webpage by going to section Applications.

Must one include the impact indices for the journals in which one has published works?

Yes, impact indices must be included. The corresponding indices are published by ISI Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and can be consulted over the Internet at all public universities in Catalonia. At the present time, the JCR only publishes the impact indices for science (Science Citation Index) and the social sciences (Social Science Citation Index).

What are quartiles?

Candidates must give the quartile that the journal appears in within the corresponding category of the JCR where it appears.

For example, a journal appears in the Applied Physics category of the JCR. Journals are first put into decreasing order according to their impact index, with the first having the highest impact index and the last with the lowest impact index. In order to calculate the quartiles of a journal appearing, for example, in position 12 out of 100, the total number (100) is divided by 4. In this particular example, this means that each quartile is made up of 25 journals, with the first quartile comprising the journals from 1 to 25, the second from 26 to 50, the third from 51 to 75 and the fourth one from 76 to 100.

Which quartile is given in cases where a journal appears in more than one JCR category?

In cases where a journal appears in more than one category, the category where the journal has a higher position is to be stated or, in other words, the most advantageous.

Can appraisal reports be sent by e-mail?

No, appraisal reports cannot be sent by e-mail. An appraisal report must be sent by the person making the report to AQU Catalunya and must arrive within a maximum of 10 days following the deadline of the call for applications.

What does the number of citations, in the section on indexed published works in the curriculum vitae, refer to?

This refers to the number of times that an article has been cited by other researchers. The number of citations can be consulted on the JCR website.

What is the minimum teaching and/or research experience requirement to apply for research or advanced research accreditation?

The essential requirement for eligibility for a contract as Tenured assistant professor and full professor is an accredited minimum of three years activity in teaching and research or preferably post-doctoral research (article 47 of Law 1/2003 on the Universities in Catalonia). One must therefore be able to demonstrate this post-doctoral teaching and research activity as a preliminary requirement for the issue of accreditation. Pursuant to resolutions UNI/2693/2004 and UNI/2694/2004, applications from candidates with less than three years postdoctoral research are not accepted.

If accreditation is denied, when can one reapply for accreditation?

An application for research accreditation is incompatible with an application for advanced research accreditation (and vice versa). A new application for research accreditation or advanced research accreditation can be made at least year after.

12.12.2011