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Ortiz-Marcos, IAuthorRuiz, JjAuthor

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November 15, 2021
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A proposal of model for a quality management system in research testing laboratories

Publicated to: ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE. 26 (6): 237-248 - 2021-12-01 26(6), DOI: 10.1007/s00769-021-01479-3

Authors:

Martínez-Perales, S; Ortiz-Marcos, I; Ruiz, JJ
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Org Engn Business Adm & Stat, Escuela Tecn Super Ingenieros Ind, Madrid 28006, Spain - Author

Abstract

There is a broad consensus on the importance and advisability of testing laboratories adopting a Quality Management System (QMS) to support their work, no matter they are industrial or research oriented. However, laboratories involved in R&D have specific difficulties to implement a QMS due to the peculiar nature of their activity. This paper analyzes the main challenges and difficulties found by professionals when implementing a QMS in a research testing laboratory, based on the literature review and a questionnaire with 86 laboratories participating performed in collaboration with RedLab (Red de Laboratorios de la Comunidad de Madrid). After this analysis, a set of requirements for the competence of research testing laboratories based on ISO/IEC 17025 and UNE 166002 is defined, and an agile methodology for the fulfilment of these requirements is proposed.
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Keywords

AccreditationAssuranceExperienceIec 17025ImplementationIndustry, innovation and infrastructureIsoIso/iec 17025MetrologyQuality in researchQuality management systemResearch laboratoriesResearch-and-developmentTesting laboratoriesUne 166002

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE, and although the journal is classified in the quartile Q4 (Agencia WoS (JCR)), its regional focus and specialization in Instruments & Instrumentation, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-25:

  • WoS: 7
  • Scopus: 8
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 62 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/86725/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 138
  • Downloads: 17
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure, with a probability of 54% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Martinez-Perales, S) and Last Author (JUAN RUIZ, JESUS).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Martinez-Perales, S.

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Awards linked to the item

Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature.
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