DORA’s guidance on responsible use of quantitative indicators in research assessment has 5 principles for use, including:
💡 Be clear: What is the rationale for using particular indicators, is it grounded in good evidence?
Read the other principles 👇
https://bit.ly/DORAindicators
💡 Be clear: What is the rationale for using particular indicators, is it grounded in good evidence?
Read the other principles 👇
https://bit.ly/DORAindicators
08:20 AM - May 23, 2024
📢 ICYMI: DORA has released new guidance on responsible use of quantitative indicators in research assessment.
💡 This guidance includes five 5️⃣ principles for use: be clear, be transparent, be specific, be contextual, and be fair. Read all about it: 👇
https://sfdora.org/2024/05/06/dora-releases
💡 This guidance includes five 5️⃣ principles for use: be clear, be transparent, be specific, be contextual, and be fair. Read all about it: 👇
https://sfdora.org/2024/05/06/dora-releases
04:27 PM - May 13, 2024
DORA has released new guidance on research indicators, including Journal Impact Factor, citations, h-index, altmetrics, and more.
The guidance is short and approachable for people who are not specialists in bibliometrics.
https://bit.ly/DORAindicators
The guidance is short and approachable for people who are not specialists in bibliometrics.
https://bit.ly/DORAindicators
10:13 AM - May 07, 2024
📢 If you are based in Asia and want to contribute to improving research assessment around the world 🌏, consider joining the DORA Steering Committee!
Self-nominations for this role are due May 31, 2024 🗓.
https://sfdora.org/2024/05/01/dora-steering-committee-opportunity-asia/
Self-nominations for this role are due May 31, 2024 🗓.
https://sfdora.org/2024/05/01/dora-steering-committee-opportunity-asia/
09:49 AM - May 02, 2024
#Reformscape is a database of policies that institutions are implementing to reform how they assess researchers. Get familiar with Reformscape using this introductory poster: 👇
https://sfdora.org/resource/reformscape-poster/
https://sfdora.org/resource/reformscape-poster/
11:12 AM - Apr 23, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
Using journal citations to indicate quality is an old habit. Institutions can help break it by making the benefits of new behaviors concrete and salient.
More in DORA's Biases Brief:
https://sfdora.org/resource/rethinking-research-assessment-unintended-cognitive-and-systems-biases/
More in DORA's Biases Brief:
https://sfdora.org/resource/rethinking-research-assessment-unintended-cognitive-and-systems-biases/
10:53 AM - Apr 17, 2024
#Reformscape has gotten an upgrade! You can now search for responsible research assessment resources based on type. E.g., you can now look for just "Action plans" or "outcomes."
https://sfdora.org/reformscape/
https://sfdora.org/reformscape/
09:42 AM - Apr 08, 2024
⏲ Less than 1 week to the launch of DORA's #Reformscape , an online tool where you can:
- Explore examples of how to bring responsible research assessment for hiring, promotion, and tenure to your institution
- Share your approach with others
- Read curated insights on Reformscape’s data
- Explore examples of how to bring responsible research assessment for hiring, promotion, and tenure to your institution
- Share your approach with others
- Read curated insights on Reformscape’s data
01:47 PM - Jan 24, 2024
Coming soon! DORA is launching a new tool to help you explore and share practical examples of how academic institutions are reforming their #ResearchAssessment practices: #Reformscape
Go to https://sfdora.org/ to sign up for the DORA newsletter and receive updates!
Go to https://sfdora.org/ to sign up for the DORA newsletter and receive updates!
09:12 AM - Jan 09, 2024
📢 This month is the launch of #Reformscape , a tool to find real-life examples of what institutions are doing to reform their #ResearchAssessment practices for hiring, promotion & more. Go to our website to sign up for the DORA newsletter & receive updates!
https://sfdora.org/
https://sfdora.org/
01:01 PM - Jan 03, 2024
Big things are coming! #Reformscape is an interactive tool to find real-life examples of what institutions are doing to make #ReformingRA a reality.
Go to https://sfdora.org to sign up for our newsletter and keep up to date on the 2024 launch of #Reformscape !
Go to https://sfdora.org to sign up for our newsletter and keep up to date on the 2024 launch of #Reformscape !
11:02 AM - Dec 21, 2023
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Well OF COURSE we're going to share this paper:
"Research assessment under debate: disentangling the interest around the DORA declaration on Twitter."
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-023-04872-6
DORA posts on social media about research about social media posts about DORA? 🤯
Well OF COURSE we're going to share this paper:
"Research assessment under debate: disentangling the interest around the DORA declaration on Twitter."
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-023-04872-6
DORA posts on social media about research about social media posts about DORA? 🤯
07:59 AM - Nov 21, 2023
Myth: Assessment practices will naturally improve over time.
💡 Instead, institutions can proactively develop an assessment matrix to set clear standards early in the evaluation process
More in DORA's Ideas for Action brief: https://sfdora.org/resource/rethinking-research-assessment/
💡 Instead, institutions can proactively develop an assessment matrix to set clear standards early in the evaluation process
More in DORA's Ideas for Action brief: https://sfdora.org/resource/rethinking-research-assessment/
01:45 PM - Oct 19, 2023
We are pleased to welcome our 🆕 Policy Associate Casey Donahoe to the DORA team! https://sfdora.org/team/
08:38 AM - Oct 10, 2023
New preprint finds MANY influential papers are in journals with Impact Factor 15.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.07.556750v1
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.07.556750v1
03:45 PM - Oct 05, 2023
Look at all the ZEROES!
We just hit 24 THOUSAND signatures on DORA! 🎉🥳🎉🎊🎉🥳🎉
Who will start us on the way to 25k?
We just hit 24 THOUSAND signatures on DORA! 🎉🥳🎉🎊🎉🥳🎉
Who will start us on the way to 25k?
11:37 AM - Oct 02, 2023
Reformscape is coming Fall 2023!
This the next major component of Project TARA. It will be an online tool that maps reforms in research assessment globally. We hope it will be a major resource to inform and catalyze change.
This the next major component of Project TARA. It will be an online tool that maps reforms in research assessment globally. We hope it will be a major resource to inform and catalyze change.
11:56 AM - Sep 28, 2023
Here is a teaser for DORA's next big project!
If you're at STI Inidcators Conference 2023 in Leiden this week, you can learn more about it in Thursday's poster session!
If you're at STI Inidcators Conference 2023 in Leiden this week, you can learn more about it in Thursday's poster session!
09:22 AM - Sep 27, 2023
Are you a researcher?
Have you signed 🖋 the Declaration on Research Assessment yet?
The best time was yesterday. The second best time is NOW!
Have you signed 🖋 the Declaration on Research Assessment yet?
The best time was yesterday. The second best time is NOW!
05:32 PM - Jul 18, 2023
