This report by Open University highlights their plan to be an ‘open research university’ by changing assessment criteria in promotion and implementing efforts toward the promotion of engaged research and knowledge exchange within society. Implementation was informed by researchers at all levels across the organization and follow up surveys and evaluations on the programme have been published in a peer review article.
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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.
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.
Policy on Promotion and Appointment to Reader and Professor
This is a policy document from the University of Portsmouth outlining the promotion criteria for promotion to associate professor and promotion to professor. Criteria and processes are clearly outlined, emphasizing the importance of applicants demonstrating impact across a range of attributes of academic leadership and citizenship that are outlined in a contribution matrix.
The Responsible Use of Research Metrics at the University of Portsmouth Part 3
This is a governing document from the University of Portsmouth that it has signed DORA and has developed the “Portsmouth Principles for Research Assessment” based on DORA’s recommendations. This document outlines how Portsmouth practically implement implement DORA’s recommendations for hiring, promotion, and tenure decisions. Scroll down and click the DORA dropdown to find this document.
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.
Statement on the use of metrics in the assessment of research
This is a statement from the University of Hull on the responsible use of metrics for assessment.
Guidelines to Faculties on broadening the Assessment of Research Impact
These are guidelines from the University of Cape Town on how the University will broaden it’s assessment of research impact. The new guidelines recognize a broader range of outputs, including Open Science practices and introduces new formatting guidelines for hiring and promotion.
Statement on the Responsible Use of Research Metrics in UCD
This is a statement from University College Dublin that it is committed to a research environment founded on values of excellence, creativity, integrity, collegiality, engagement and diversity, in which every member is supported to achieve their full potential. The statement uses DORA, the Metric Tide, and the Leiden Manifesto as best-practice guides.
Responsible Research Assessment
This is a statement from the Cardiff University outlining how it will implement DORA’s recommendations.