This document contains the deatiled action plan by Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) for reforming research assessment and committing to the principles outlined in DORA following their signature of the declaration.
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UOC and DORA: reflections on how to put into practice a declaration of intentions
After becoming a signatory of DORA, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) committed to an action plan to reform its internal processes. This document discusses their action plan for supporting qualitative as well as quantitative research assessment.
Vision Statement for Evaluating Research at Ghent University
In this vision statement by Ghent University, a new framework for evaluating research is outlined which aims at avoiding indicator-driven methods and instead focus on quality-based assessment.
Case Study: University of Nottingham Ningbo China
This DORA case study highlights an Implementation Task Force put in place by the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) established after the university became a signatory of DORA. This task force is aimed at helping ensure responsible research assessment practices at the University.
UCL signs San Francisco Declaration of Research Assessment
University of College London (UCL) becomes signatory of DORA.
Internal Policy No. 71: Open Science and Open Access
In 2021 the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) implemented a new internal promotions policy incorporating DORA recommendations in full.
Research Assessment at EMBL
This post by European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) discusses their signing of DORA and CoARA, committing to fair research assessment and developing a set of Research Assessment Recommendations to uphold the principles outlined in both DORA and CoARA.
Bibliometrics: Assessing Research
This is a library webpage that highlights the key principles that research assessors should use for using metrics responsibly from the University of Southampton. Principles include transparency, equality, and reproducibility.
White Paper: Measuring Research Output through Bibliometrics, Winter, 2016
This document contains a literature review on the role and limitation of bibliometrics for use in research assessment. The document discusses a series of good practice principles and recommendations, including summaries of the uses and limitations of various established publication and citation-based measures.
Responsible Metrics in the Assessment of Research
This is a statement from the University of Leeds on the responsible use of metrics for research assessment, including guiding principles for assessment that faculty and staff should follow.