An approach to evaluate the success of individual research articles based on the Anna Karenina Principle

Evaluating the value of a research article is critical in scholarly communication. Recently the traditional methods of scientific evaluation based on informetric indicators and peer review have been challenged. Inspired by a theoretical method, entitled the Anna Karenina Principle (AKP), we propose an evaluation method to assess the research value by combining both qualitative and quantitative methods. In this RIP, we interviewed six researchers to testify the four dimensions of evaluating science studies, including the content value, the academic impact, the practical implication, and the society value. Combining with the AKP, we put forward a three-layers evaluation hierarchy for further quantitative measurement.