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Guest post by Iratxe Puebla, from Make Data Count. The majority of research activities involve creating, collecting, or using data. While datasets constitute the backbone of research activities, they are currently sidelined as part of research evaluation frameworks which predominantly focus on article publications. This is a missed opportunity in evaluation: Recognition for datasets is…

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…

This guest blog is republished from the LSE Impact Blog, first published in December 2024 here. This is the third part of a three-part series written by Noemie Aubert-Bonn, Claire Fraser, Elizabeth Gadd, Haley Hazlett, and Karen Stroobants, on Unanswered questions in research assessment. Reflecting on the diversity of global research assessment reform movements, Karen…

This guest blog is republished from the LSE Impact Blog, first published in December 2024 here. This is the second part of a three-part series written by Noemie Aubert-Bonn, Claire Fraser, Elizabeth Gadd, Haley Hazlett, and Karen Stroobants, on Unanswered questions in research assessment. Noemie Aubert Bonn and Haley Hazlett discuss the importance of applying scholarly…

This guest blog is republished from the LSE Impact Blog, first published in December 2024 here. This is the first part of a three-part series written by Noemie Aubert-Bonn, Claire Fraser, Elizabeth Gadd, Haley Hazlett, and Karen Stroobants, on Unanswered questions in research assessment. Reflecting on the ongoing reform of research assessment, Claire Fraser and…

We’re excited to announce a new accessibility feature on the DORA website: optional automatic translations powered by Google Translate. This enhancement is part of our ongoing commitment to making our content more accessible and inclusive for our global community. Why This Matters Language should never be a barrier to accessing important information. By enabling automatic…

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…

The DORA team is excited to invite you our online event focused on advancing responsible research assessment practices in India, on June 06, 2025, 03:00 PM (India Standard Time). You can register at https://bit.ly/RRA-in-India. Hear from eminent scholars and policymakers Prof. K. VijayRaghavan, Prof. S. C. Lakhotia and Dr Michael Arentoft in a panel moderated…

The DORA team is excited to invite you to celebrate DORA’s 12th birthday with the launch of a “A Practical Guide to Implementing Responsible Research Assessment at Research Performing Organizations” (download here). In three online panel sessions, DORA’s Chairs will introduce the guide, and guest speakers will discuss it in light of the specific contributions…

Madelaine Hare, Isabelle Dorsch, Heather Woods, Carey Ming-Li Chen, and Stefanie Haustein Team at the Scholarly Communications Lab (ScholCommLab)   Background: The Metrics Literacies project The Scholarly Communications Lab’s Metrics Literacies project, funded by the Social Sciences Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada, aimed to test the effectiveness of different multimedia formats for educating researchers about…

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. The CoP is a space for funders to learn from each other, make connections with like-minded organizations,…

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. The CoP is a space for funders to learn from each other, make connections with like-minded organizations,…

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…

The Research on Research Institute (RoRI) is hosting the 2025 Metascience Conference from June 30 to July 2 at UCL, London, UK. The Global Summit will include 650 speakers and participants from the diverse metascience community “to share ideas and the latest evidence and methods, and foster a culture of continuous experimentation and learning.” Read…

Funding organisations are increasingly working to address inequalities in the grant life cycle. However, until recently, less attention has been paid to inequalities at the pre-award stage — which includes announcing opportunities, and preparing, submitting and reviewing applications. A 2022-23 project on this topic, led by the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute at the University of Bristol…

There is an active discussion now about the role of scholarly bibliographic databases, how they affect what is counted in research and thus how they influence how researchers are assessed and in turn how innovation in research and publishing is supported. An international group has proposed four criteria for innovation-friendly bibliographic databases. 1️⃣Recognize diversity in…

DORA is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Giovanna Lima to the position of DORA Program Manager. She joins DORA after recent roles at Erasmus University, Rotterdam as Impact and Recognition & Rewards Senior Project Officer and at Trinity College, Dublin as Research Impact Officer. She has a PhD and Master’s degree in Public…

The November 2024 meetings of the Asia-Pacific and the Africa Americas Europe Funder Discussion Groups featured a presentation from the Global Research Council (GRC) working group on responsible research asssessment (RRA) Presenters were Claire Fraser (UKRI), Joanne Looyen (MBIE) and Anh-Khoi Trinh (NSERC). GRC working group on RRA GRC intends for their participants to adopt…

Today, DORA is announcing an update to its policy for organizational signatories. What is the new policy? Beginning on January 1, 2025, organizations and institutions that sign DORA will need to submit a public statement at the time of signing to be approved. Previously, organizations were asked to post a public statement when they signed…