BACKGROUND
The Science and Technology Branch’s (STB) Science and Technology Strategies Directorate (STSD) relies extensively on bibliometrics to measure the Department’s research and development (R&D) performance, both nationally and internationally, based on various indicators (number of publications, impact factor, specialization index, etc.).
Although STSD possesses some in-house capacity to perform bibliometric analysis, at least one contract is issued each year for comprehensive bibliometric studies to analyze ECCC’s contribution to and rank within the field of peer-reviewed environmental science publication in Canada and around the world. In addition to these broad studies, contracts are also let to analyze ECCC’s performance based on a particular theme within environmental science (e.g., climate change), a geographic location (e.g., the Arctic), or a condition (e.g., open access).
PURPOSE
The contract covers the planning of the bibliometric study, the collection and analysis of data, as well as the production of a report by the contractor. The objective of each contract is to provide ECCC with up-to-date, accurate, reliable and cost-effective data and analysis, as an integral part of its ongoing work in managing its S&T, including planning, reporting and program delivery. Contracts are not evaluative, but rather descriptive, and aim to provide a comprehensive picture of the state of ECCC’s science.
