Published February 15, 2024 | Version v1
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OPUS Deliverable 5.1: Initial Policy Brief

  • 1. Technopolis Group
  • 2. UNESCO

Description

This initial policy brief presents the preliminary results of the OPUS project, coming from two states-of-the-art. The first covered existing academic and policy literature related to researcher assessment and Open Science. The second looked at current initiatives to improve researcher assessment and support Open Science. These results are presented below and feed into policy recommendations on researcher assessment and Open Science.

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Subtitle (English)
Reviewing the Landscape on Research Assessment and Open Science and Developing a Framework for Researcher Assessment that Incentivises and Rewards Open Science

Funding

European Commission
OPUS – Open Universal Science 101058471
UK Research and Innovation
OPUS - Open Universal Science 10054677

References

  • Vitae (2011) Researcher Development Framework. Link: [https://www.vitae.ac.uk/vitae-publications/rdf-related/researcher-development-framework-rdf-vitae.pdf]. Accessed 12 January 2024.
  • O'Carroll, Conor, Cecilia Cabello Valdés, Fulvio Esposito, Eeva Kaunismaa, Karen Maas, David McAllister, Janet Metcalfe, Bernard Rentier, and Karen Vandevelde (2017) Evaluation of Research Careers Fully Acknowledging Open Science Practices. Rewards, Incentives, and/or Recognition for Researchers Practising Open Science. Link: [https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/47a3a330-c9cb-11e7-8e69-01aa75ed71a1]. Accessed 12 January 2024.
  • Wilsdon, James, Judit Bar-Ilan, Robert Frodeman, Elisabeth Lex, Isabella Peters, and Paul Wouters (2017) Next-generation Metrics. Responsible Metrics and Evaluation for Open Science. Link: [https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/b858d952-0a19-11e7-8a35-01aa75ed71a1]. Accessed 12 January 2024.
  • Rossel, Christophe, Marta Dias Agostinho, Kristiina Hormia-Poutanen, Ernst Kristiansen, Rebecca Lawrence, Sabina Leonelli, Natalia Manola, Eva Méndez, and Michela Vignoli (2017) Recommendations of the OSPP on Next-Generation Metrics. Presentation by the Altmetrics Working Group of the Open Science Policy Platform (OSPP) in November 2017. Link: [https://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/sites/default/files/rio/events/Next-Generation%2520Metrics__C.%2520Rossel%2520and%2520R.%2520Lawrence.pdf]. Accessed 12 January 2024.
  • Miedema, Frank, Kim Holmberg, Sabina Leonelli, and Katja Mayer (2018) Open science : altmetrics and rewards. Link: [https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/449cc187-693f-11e8-ab9c-01aa75ed71a1]. Accessed 12 January 2024.
  • Webpage of the Open Science Monitor hosted by the European Commission. Link: [https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/strategy/strategy-2020-2024/our-digital-future/open-science/open-science-monitor/about-open-science-monitor_en]. Accessed 12 January 2024.
  • Wouters, Paul, Alis Oancea, Ismael Ràfols Garcia, James Holbrook, Merle Jacob, and Shina Caroline Lynn Kamerlin (2019) Indicator Frameworks for Fostering Open Knowledge Practices in Science and Scholarship. Link: [https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/b69944d4-01f3-11ea-8c1f-01aa75ed71a1]. Accessed 12 January 2024.
  • League of European Research Universities (LERU) (2022) A Pathway towards Multidimensional Academic Careers. A LERU Framework for the Assessment of Researchers. Link: [https://www.leru.org/publications/a-pathway-towards-multidimensional-academic-careers-a-leru-framework-for-the-assessment-of-researchers]. Accessed 12 January 2024.
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  • Huntingford, J., O'Neill, G., Lebhart, F., Mitrovic, D., Haluskova, K., Pučėtaitė, R., Novelskaitė, A., Day, E., Chaves Chaparro, J., & Crowley, J. (2023). OPUS Deliverable 1.2: Initial State of the Art on Open Science Literature. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8410050
  • O'Neill, G. (2024). OPUS Deliverable 3.1: Indicators and Metrics to Test in the Pilots. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10497434