@nicebread This is a crucial question to discuss in the open and possibly create a statement from it somewhere for future reference...
Should the open science network commit to the #DORA and #CoARA agreements and therefore not include researchers quantitative metrics at all ?
Pinging among others: @jorgeluis @fresseng @brembs @JACoates @kfitz @pierre @markwilliams @openscience@a.gup.pe
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@nicebread This is a crucial question to discuss in the open and possibly create a statement from it somewhere for future reference...
Should the open science network commit to the #DORA and #CoARA agreements and therefore not include researchers quantitative metrics at all ?
Pinging among others: @jorgeluis @fresseng @brembs @JACoates @kfitz @pierre @markwilliams @openscience@a.gup.pe
As we integrate #OpenAlex data into the #Bonfire#OpenScience flavor, we're displaying familiar metrics: works count, citations, h-index, research topics, institutional affiliations...
These might be exactly what you need, or perhaps just a starting point.
What additional information would help you find collaborators or understand someone's work better?
We're opening this design process to the open science community. Share what works, what doesn't, what's missing.
@open_science
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@bonfire @open_science Great that you integrate #OpenAlex! I really appreciate your efforts.
However, I am very skeptical about displaying the h-index and i10 index (and probably also about the overall citation count). With #DORA and #CoARA, we want to get away from these indexes. (They are readily available - but that's their deceptive seduction).
To stay in the analogy: At a campfire gathering, I am looking for deep (and also funny and affiliative) conversations with fellow researchers. If there is a guy shouting out his impressive h-index as a greeting, I would immediately leave.
If we try to build a utopian community place, we should not recreate the dysfunctional incentive structures of default academia.
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@AnaVinuela
Yes, I know how you feel. Their response to my complaint last year was that they only do outreach, not enforcement. Same for CoARA, by the way.
https://bjoern.brembs.net/2024/11/research-assessment-new-panels-new-luck/
IMHO, DORA et al. have no teeth at all and hence no consequences whatsoever, beyond stirring hope that then gets crushed.
Science thrives when knowledge is open! 👩🔬 Check out this strategy for #OpenScience: integrating #FAIR & #CARE principles, responsible researcher assessment #DORA, and digital infrastructure for transparent research
@span BarcelonaDORI:
🔓 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007508
Let's build a transparent, inclusive, and impactful research ecosystem together! Global impact begins locally!
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