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August 1, 2024
The following post originally appeared on the Templeton World Charity Foundation blog. It is reposted here with their permission. Emerging policies to better recognize preprints and open scholarship Research funding organizations play an important role in setting the tone for what is valued in research assessment through the projects they fund and the outputs they…
June 18, 2024
Each quarter, DORA holds a Community of Practice (CoP) meeting for National and International Initiatives working to address responsible research assessment reform. This CoP is a space for initiatives to learn from each other, make connections with like-minded organizations, and collaborate on projects or topics of common interest. Meeting agendas are shaped by participants. If…
June 3, 2024
DORA has hit a new milestone by reaching the 25,000 signature mark. Each of those thousands of signatures represents an individual or organization that supports the principles of the original San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, drafted in 2013. Most signatures are from individuals, with QQ percent from various organizations, including universities, departments and libraries…
May 7, 2024
Announcements Reformscape in Full Swing Since its release in January, Reformscape has been serving the research community in providing 230 documents encouraging openness & transparency. New documents and information continue to be added and are always publicly available. Upgrades have also been made to make the platform more user-friendly. You can now search for responsible…
May 6, 2024
The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) came into being to try to end the misuse of the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) in the evaluation of research and researchers and has achieved considerable success in advancing reform of assessment practices. However, there are a number of other quantitative indicators derived from publishing activity which are used…
May 1, 2024
DORA seeks self-nominations for Steering Committee members based in Asia. DORA is a global initiative dedicated to the improvement of research assessment. Almost 25,000 individuals and organizations worldwide have signed DORA in the last decade, including research institutions, funders, and government agencies. The Steering Committee supports and shapes DORA’s mission and vision, as outlined in…
April 26, 2024
Click here to download this report. This report may also be found in DORA’s Resource Library. Background Research funding organizations are well positioned to be drivers of change towards more responsible research assessment practices. They are in a unique position to shape research culture, determining the allocation of resources, shaping research priorities, and influencing who…
April 20, 2024
Each quarter, DORA holds two Community of Practice (CoP) meetings for research funding organizations. One meeting takes place for organizations in the Asia-Pacific time zone and the other meeting is targeted to organizations in Africa, the Americas, and Europe. If you are employed by a public or private research funder and interested in joining the…
March 25, 2024
In February 2022, DORA organized the online workshop series “Using Narrative CVs: Identifying shared objectives and monitoring effectiveness” in partnership with FORGEN CoP, Science Foundation Ireland, the Swiss National Science Foundation, UK Research and Innovation, and the University of Bristol, Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research. The aim of the workshop was to develop a…
March 7, 2024
Each quarter, DORA holds a Community of Practice (CoP) meeting for National and International Initiatives working to address responsible research assessment reform. This CoP is a space for initiatives to learn from each other, make connections with like-minded organizations, and collaborate on projects or topics of common interest. Meeting agendas are shaped by participants. If…
February 26, 2024
Since Reformscape launched on January 30, 2024, we have been very grateful for the community response. This blog post will serve as an ongoing link round-to articles about Reformscape from sources other than DORA. This post will be updated every week that we spot new articles about Reformscape. January 30, 2024 to February 4, 2024…
February 12, 2024
Each year, DORA reflects on progress toward responsible research assessment. How is research valued in different communities and how might that have changed in 2023? What tools are the community creating to support policy development? What types of research assessment policies are being developed to reduce the influence of journal-based metrics and recognize a broad…
February 5, 2024
Each quarter, DORA holds two Community of Practice (CoP) meetings for research funding organizations. One meeting takes place for organizations in the Asia-Pacific time zone and the other meeting is targeted to organizations in Africa, the Americas, and Europe. If you are employed by a public or private research funder and interested in joining the…
January 30, 2024
Washington DC, USA – The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) is delighted to announce the launch of Reformscape – a new online resource enabling the global academic community to explore and share examples of how to make hiring, promotion and tenure fairer, more robust and more diverse. For years, the traditional way in…
January 18, 2024
Multilingualism and Language Bias in Research Assessment: Supporting Non-English Speaking Scientists
Each quarter, DORA holds a Community of Practice (CoP) meeting for National and International Initiatives working to address responsible research assessment reform. This CoP is a space for initiatives to learn from each other, make connections with like-minded organizations, and collaborate on projects or topics of common interest. Meeting agendas are shaped by participants. If…
December 19, 2023
This is part of a series of curated insights for Reformscape, a new tool from Project TARA. The Open University is an interesting example of how changes in assessment can contribute to a broader strategic goal. It also offers inspiration for how to create a participatory change process. Between 2012-2015, the Open University took action…
December 19, 2023
This is part of a series of curated insights for Reformscape, a new tool from Project TARA. Utrecht University (UU) and Utrecht University Medical Centre (UMC) have been steadily developing policies and practices aimed to reward a variety of academic activities in assessments. Their most recent tool that captured our attention is a set of…
November 27, 2023
Announcements Farewells, Welcomes, and Exciting News Bidding farewell to Chair Stephen CurrySince October 2017, Stephen Curry has been Chair of DORA, acting as an advocate for equitable and responsible research assessment. Read his farewell address here. Welcoming the new Co-Chairs and Vice-Chair As of November 2023, Ginny Barbour of Queensland University of Technology, and Kelly Cobey…
November 27, 2023
As of November, 2023, DORA has two new Co-Chairs, Ginny Barbour and Kelly Cobey, as well as a new Vice Chair, Rebecca Lawrence. We are so excited to welcome all three of them to the DORA team and look forward to working together to promote responsible research assessment. See each of their welcoming remarks below:…
November 27, 2023
In July 2023, Zen Faulkes took on the position of DORA Program Director. Read DORA’s welcoming announcement here. For more information about his background and passion for DORA’s mission read his opening statement below: Hello! I’m Zen Faulkes, and I began as DORA’s Program Director at the start of July. Before I say anything about…
November 27, 2023
In October 2017, Stephen Curry took on the position of Chair of DORA, acting as an advocate for equitable and responsible research assessment. During his time as Chair, he has been a dedicated advocate and champion for DORA. His contributions have been immense, including action plans aimed at increasing awareness of DORA, as well as…
September 6, 2023
Each quarter, DORA holds a Community of Practice (CoP) meeting for National and International Initiatives working to address responsible research assessment reform. This CoP is a space for initiatives to learn from each other, make connections with like-minded organizations, and collaborate on projects or topics of common interest. Meeting agendas are shaped by participants. If…
August 8, 2023
Each quarter, DORA holds two Community of Practice (CoP) meetings for research funding organizations. One meeting takes place for organizations in the Asia-Pacific time zone and the other meeting is targeted to organizations in Africa, the Americas, and Europe. If you are employed by a public or private research funder and interested in joining the…
August 1, 2023
The social media landscape is always changing, and DORA’s online presence is changing along with it. In addition to our presence on X (previously known as Twitter), we have expanded to several new social media platforms so that you are able to follow and interact with us on whichever one you use. Before getting to…
July 18, 2023
Each quarter, DORA holds a Community of Practice (CoP) meeting for National and International Initiatives working to address responsible research assessment reform. This CoP is a space for initiatives to learn from each other, make connections with like-minded organizations, and collaborate on projects or topics of common interest. Meeting agendas are shaped by participants. If…