« This draft report provides an initial assessment of Ireland’s Open Access (OA) landscape, with a primary focus on a baseline analysis and data evaluation. It offers insights into the current state of OA in the country, emphasizing data quality and coverage, while also explaining the construction and methodological steps taken…
« Joint global mapping exercise on research evaluation and engagement launched for national academies and research councils, and regional and international scientific associations.
The ISC, Global Young Academy (GYA) and the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) have joined forces on a project to understand and shape the…
« Much debate has been around the misapplication of metrics in research assessment. As a result of this concern, the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) was launched, an initiative that caused opposing viewpoints. However, the discussion topics about DORA have not been formally identified, especially in participatory environments outside the scholarly…
« There are currently broad moves to reform research assessment, especially to better incentivize open and responsible research and avoid problematic use of inappropriate quantitative indicators. This study adds to the evidence base for such decision-making by investigating researcher perceptions of current processes of research assessment in institutional review, promotion, and…
« The current system for assessing research careers for hiring, promotion and funding is not fit for purpose.
Assessment practices tend to focus on how many publications a researcher has, the number of citations and journal status, as well as success in grant funding rounds.
While there are good…
« The report supports the development of the Open Science Assessment Framework (OSAF) in the GraspOS project. The landscape analysis will provide an overview of the most central policies and frameworks related to OS-aware responsible assessment, related initiatives, use and handling of quantitative indicators and qualitative input, and the current software…
« This report provides an overview of existing tools and services that can facilitate the implementation of Open-Science-aware responsible research assessment practices, aligning with the vision of the GraspOS project. The report will cover tools and services for metadata enrichment of scholarly data records (including community-led curation/annotation tools) and for monitoring…
« The Coalition’s ambition of reforming the current environment of research assessment sees a significant step forward with the very first Working Groups and National Chapters being appointed from the pool of submitted proposals. (…) »
« As we wind down our tenth anniversary celebration this May 2023, we’re taking a look back at our evolution from a statement of principles to a global initiative for responsible research assessment, and the wider issues in research assessment that DORA has sought to address. (…) »
« The purpose of this survey is to gain overview of the state-of-the-art research assessment practices at the research performing and funding organisations, and other organisations involved with research assessment, who already are, or could become, signatories of the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment.
The survey is conducted by
