This document provides guidance on the use of several indicators (sometimes called metrics) used in research assessment: the Journal Impact Factor and other measurements of journals, citation counts, h-index, field-normalized citation indicators, and altmetrics. Five principles guide the use of these metrics: be clear, be transparent, be specific, be contextual, and be fair.
“A Practical Guide to Implementing Responsible Research Assessment at Research Performing Organizations” provides action-oriented guidance, resources, and illustrative examples, for research performing organizations (RPOs) who are looking to shape and deliver responsible research assessment (RRA) practices. This includes RPOs who are looking to create an RRA strategy, organizations wanting to reform existing practices, and organizations simply wanting to take steps towards more holistic and inclusive approaches to research assessment.
Aalborg University (AAU) in Denmark has embarked on an ambitious reform of its research assessment…
In January 2021, the University of Calgary was the first Canadian university to sign DORA,…
The University of Tokyo, established in 1877, is Japan’s oldest and largest national university, with…
This resource compiles questions about open scholarship that pertain to assessment of research, education, outreach,…
This resource compiles questions about open scholarship that pertain to assessment of research, education, outreach,…
In 2022, the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland underwent a complete overhaul…
A one page tool that describes the six ways that entries are characterized in the Reformscape dataset. 1. Institution type. 2. Scope. 3. Populations. 4. Career decision. 5. Type of assessment reform. 6. Stages of reform. Part of “Rethinking research assessment” series.
This report from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) discusses financing…