by Caroline Winter | 3 June 2022 | English, Observations, Observations and Responses
In recent years, there have been numerous calls to change research evaluation policies to rely less on journal-level citation metrics such as the Journal Impact Factor (JIF), including two key international initiatives. The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), developed at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in 2012, calls for the use of article-level metrics, greater transparency in research evaluation policies and procedures, and consideration of all types of research outputs, not just journal articles.
by Caroline Winter | 13 May 2022 | English, Observations, Observations and Responses
The State of Open Data 2021 report was released in November 2021. It is the sixth report in the series published by Springer Nature, Digital Science, and Figshare and presents the findings of a six-year longitudinal survey that gathered data about “researcher motivations, challenges, perceptions and behaviors toward open data” (Digital Science, 2021, 5).
by Caroline Winter | 13 May 2022 | French, Observations, Observations and Responses
Le rapport The state of open data 2021 (en anglais seulement) a été publié en novembre 2021. Il est le sixième rapport de la série publiée par Springer Nature, Digital Science et Figshare et présente les résultats d’une enquête longitudinale de six ans qui a recueilli des données sur les perceptions et comportements des chercheurs et chercheures concernant des données ouvertes si même que leurs motivations et défis (Digital Science, 2021, 5).
by Caroline Winter | 29 April 2022 | English, Observations, Observations and Responses
In August 2021, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published an organizational open access policy that applies to publications supported by funding from any of its seven research councils, Research England, and Innovate UK. This new policy is the result of a consultation process that began in 2018, with a draft policy for consultation released in February 2020 (see “UKRI Open Access Policy Review and Consultation”).
by Caroline Winter | 29 April 2022 | French, Observations, Observations and Responses
En août 2021, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) a publié une politique organisationnelle de libre accès qui s’applique aux publications financées par l’un de ses sept conseils de recherche, Research England et Innovate UK. Cette nouvelle politique est le résultat d’un processus de consultation qui a débuté en 2018, avec une version de politique pour consultation publié en février 2020 (voir « Examen et consultation de la politique de l’UKRI sur libre accès »).
by Caroline Winter | 18 March 2022 | English, Observations, Observations and Responses
open, community-led research infrastructure and works toward coordinated and sustainable funding models. In August 2021, IOI released the final report from the Future of Open Scholarship (FOS) project. This research project aims to develop a sustainable, open model for research infrastructure, which IOI defines on its website as “the sets of services, protocols, standards and software that the academic ecosystem needs in order to perform its functions throughout the research lifecycle.”
