Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)

At DORA we believe that publishing requires constant innovation and renewal in order for it to remain relevant. We have watched closely the developments regarding eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. and Clarivate. We are concerned by the action that Clarivate is taking, but not because of the possibility that eLife will not be eligible for a Journal Impact Factor but because Clarivate can use its market dominance to shut down innovation. We therefore support eLife and encourage it to continue its innovation and encourage other journals to consider doing the same. https://lnkd.in/gDZr3Mqs

A publication’s “what” should count more than its “where”: why we should waive journal titles Adrian Barnett reflects in the DORA blog on the true impact of research, why he’s taken journal titles off his CV and how one of his papers could - a long time later - have led to his parents getting a new boiler. https://lnkd.in/gqUcjyVZ

Narrative CVs: How do they change evaluation practices in peer review for grant funding? In the DORA blog Judit Varga, phd & Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner CWTS | Leiden University report preliminary findings from a project designed to investigate the evaluative use of #narrativeCVs. The project was co-designed by researchers at Research On Research Institute (RoRI) in collaboration with Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF and the Volkswagen Foundation. https://lnkd.in/dAnhcPEq

🚀 Calling all researchers! 🚀 Share your early-stage research—negative data, new protocols, or unreplicated results— and enter the ASAPbio 2024 Poster Competition! 🧪📊 Two $500 prizes up for grabs! 🎉 📅 Deadline: Dec 1, 2024. 🔗 https://buff.ly/488V7wh #OpenScience

Entering into the autumn season, the November edition of the CoARA Newsletter brings numerous announcements. Read more to discover key updates on upcoming events, leadership opportunities, Cascade Funding announcements, and the latest activities from Working Groups and National Chapters. #ReformingRA #CoARANews

Congratulations to all the winners- and especially Kelly! Work such as this is not often recognised, so it’s great when it is.

Congratulations to our co-Chair, Kelly Cobey, for her nomination for this prize! https://lnkd.in/geauyDiy

In recent years, the landscape of research assessment has been evolving to better recognize and reward open scholarship and preprints. This shift is driven by funding organizations and academic institutions that seek to enhance transparency, accessibility, and equity in research. In this piece from our blog, Zen Faulkes and Haley Hazlett from Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) explore: ➡️ The reform of research assessment and increasing recognition of preprints. ➡️ The movement of open scholarship looking to change how scholarly knowledge is shared, and to address global inequities in scholarly culture itself. ➡️ How to build trust in “non-traditional” outputs through transparent research practices. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gKcQRp_a

We have made our biggest update to #Reformscape yet! We recently added fifteen 1️⃣5️⃣ new institutions and thirty-five 3️⃣5️⃣ new examples of responsible research assessment practices and polices. (And we fixed a bug 🐜.) https://lnkd.in/efj6dz4j

DORA’s guidance on responsible use of quantitative indicators suggests 5 principles, like: Be specific: How well does the indicator refer to the qualities of the person or the piece of work being assessed? Be mindful of aggregate metrics. https://lnkd.in/eNKv_cAP (PDF)