Academic age standards underestimate Global South career stages and research capacity building: An outlook of the scientific workforce of Colombia Cortés, Julian D Robinson García, Nicolás Chinchilla-Rodríguez, Zaida Ramirez, Catalina Academic Age Colombian Science Scientific Workforce Career Incentives The academic age (AA) measures a researcher’s experience in producing scientific knowledge. It has an impact on national and institutional policies, including career incentives and funding. However, there have been few studies conducted in global south countries. Our aim was to compare and refine different AA approaches for the Colombian scientific workforce. We used official national data on knowledge products and researchers’ assessment. We found that AAs for different academic activities did not show multi-collinearity. Additionally, comparing national rankings with international research career standards revealed significant disparities. This may lead to an underestimation of researchers’ capacity building in the global south under AA computation and interpretation standards. Our preliminary findings contribute to discussions about the complexity and necessity of defining career stages, with consideration for diversity and inclusiveness. 2024-09-16T12:42:08Z 2024-09-16T12:42:08Z 2024-05 journal article Cortés, J., Robinson-Garcia, N., Chinchilla-Rodríguez, Z., & Ramirez, C. (2024). Academic age standards underestimate Global South career stages and research capacity building: An outlook of the scientific workforce of Colombia. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28137.92004 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/94571 https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28137.92004 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ open access Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional