DORA is an initiative that unites more than 17,000 individuals and 2,000 organizations in 148 countries across the world in a commitment to principles that guide the reform of academic assessment. The voluntary signatories to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment form a community of learners with shared aspirations to improve the ways research is assessed for decisions that impact research careers. While DORA is not a regulator or an accreditation entity, we expect organizational signatories to demonstrate to their communities how they are fulfilling their commitment to the declaration. DORA recognizes the challenges involved in putting its principles into effect in a range of organizational contexts and is always ready to work with signatories to help with implementation of research assessment reform and to share best practice.
