%0 Journal Article %T The Identification and Accreditation of the Research Productivity Evaluation Indicators of Iran universities %J Academic Librarianship and Information Research %I University of Tehran %Z 2783-4638 %A Rezaei, Mina %A Noroozi Chakoli, Abdolreza %D 2015 %\ 06/22/2015 %V 49 %N 2 %P 213-237 %! The Identification and Accreditation of the Research Productivity Evaluation Indicators of Iran universities %K accereditation %K Evaluation indicators %K Universities %K productivity %K Iran %R 10.22059/jlib.2015.56984 %X Purpose: The purpose of this research is to identify and validate indicators used to evaluate research productivity of Iran universities based on view of research assistants and managers of universities across the country.Methodology: In other to achieve this aim documentary method and survey method were applied to identification and validation of these indicators respectively.. Sample of this research consists of 60 persons among research assistants and managers of three types of medical sciences, industrial and comprehensive universities. In order to conducting survey research, a questionnaire as an instrument collecting data, including 48 evaluation indicators was used.Findings: According to managers and research assistants of three types of medical sciences, industrial and comprehensive universities, indicators related to position have more important in evaluation of research productivity. The results showed that the book indicators are very important for the managers and research assistants of comprehensive universities. And for managers and research assistants of industrial universities, indicators related to grant, inventions and research projects have more credibility than other indicators of research productivity evaluation of universities. For the managers and research assistants of medical sciences universities, indicators related to the article are more important than other indices.Originality: This research has identified and ranked indicators of research productivity evaluation of universities. Also this research determined credibility of per indicator in research productivity evaluation of three types of medical sciences, industrial and comprehensive universities. %U https://jlib.ut.ac.ir/article_56984_7a98be575427bdb3018699e413aaf821.pdf