SPARC Honors Creators of The Declaration On Research Assessment With SPARC Innovator Award: "Evaluating good research and recognizing accomplished researchers is an important component of science, but, critics claim that there has been too much emphasis placed on using the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) as a proxy to assess impact. The JIF is a quick and easy way to assess the average number of citations in a journal. However, many in the scientific community feel that it has been applied inappropriately to measure articles and individual researchers, and has come to dominate publishing decisions and academic personnel matters in a way that skews scientific judgments. Taking a strong first step on the road reversing this trend, in May of this year, 237 individuals and institutions signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which calls for an improvement in the way the output of scientific research is evaluated. The declaration poses a simple but bold proposition: that journal-based metrics should not be used as a surrogate measure of the quality of individual research articles, to assess an individual scientist’s contributions, or in making hiring, promotion or funding decisions. Since it was issued, the statement has resonated in diverse corners of the scientific community and more than 8,700 individuals and 340 organizations have pledged their support to the campaign by signing the online declaration."
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 22:03:32 +0000
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