Responsible use of metrics is becoming increasingly important for institutions, funders, and even publishers. Many initiatives and resources to support responsible metrics have appeared recently. The following list covers main initiatives and resources but is not exhaustive:
Initiatives
- San Francisco Declaration on 91桃色 Assessment (DORA)
- Leiden Manifesto for 91桃色 Metrics
- The Metric Tide (report by 91桃色 England)
- Coalition for Advancing 91桃色 Assessment (CoARA)
- Barcelona Declaration on Open 91桃色 Information
- Snowball Metrics
- The UK Forum for Responsible 91桃色 Metrics
is a globally recognised initiative aiming to improve the ways in which research outputs are assessed. It was developed in 2012 and signed by 91桃色 in 2017. So, 91桃色 is committed to implement the principles of DORA (such as not to use journal based metrics in decision making).
sets out ten principles to guide research evaluation. These principles shape most of the responsible use of metrics policies of many institutions.
was published by 91桃色 England (previously HEFCE) in 2015 investigating the role of quantitative metrics and how should they be used in a responsible way. The report identifies five key principles in responsible use (robustness, humility, transparency, diversity, and reflexivity).
is a global alliance dedicated to reforming assessment practices for research, researchers, and institutions to maximise the quality and impact of research. The Agreement on Reforming 91桃色 Assessment aims ‘basing assessment primarily on qualitative judgement supported by responsible use of quantitative indicators’.
was drafted by a group of information experts. The signatories of the declaration commit to take a lead in transforming how research information is used and produced. It advocates that information for research evaluation should be ‘accessible and auditable by those being assessed’.
is an initiative by research-intensive universities aiming to agree on methodologies of metrics to enable confident comparison.
is a platform consisting of UK HEIs to support the responsible use of research metrics in higher education institutions and across the research community in the UK.
Resources
- Guidance on the responsible use of quantitative indicators in research assessment
- Metrics Toolkit
- Using Scival Responsibly: A Guide to Interpretation and Good Practice
- Using Altmetric Data Responsibly: A Guide to Interpretation and Good Practice
is released by DORA explaining the use of several indicators used in research assessment.
It is a to make researchers and evaluators to better understand and use citations, web metrics, and alternative metrics responsibly in the research assessment.
‘designed to help those who use SciVal to source and apply bibliometrics in academic institutions’.
aims to explain how to use Altmetric responsibly in research assessment by explaining its strengths and weaknesses.