London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Institution Profile: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
LocationUnited Kingdom
Type of InstitutionSpecialized University or equivalent
Academic DisciplinesMedical Sciences
Summary of Intervention(s)

• After signing DORA in 2021, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine announced the signature on it’s website with a statement of the School’s committments.
• The announcement states that the School commits to using the scientific content and not journal-based metrics (such as journal impact factors) to assess the quality of individual research articles.
• The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine also commits to assess an individual researcher’s contribution on a number of outputs, not just journal articles. Additionally, staff will work to produce support and training for the responsible use of metrics and research evaluation.

Source Material
2022 Announcement
LinkResponsible Metrics
Scope of PolicyInstitution-wide
Academic DisciplinesMedical Sciences

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