Victoria Gardner, M. Robinson, Elisabetta O’Connell
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Abstract
There has been much debate around the role of metrics in scholarly communication, with particular focus on the misapplication of journal metrics, such as the impact factor in the assessment of research and researchers. Various initiatives have advocated for a change in this culture, including the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which invites stakeholders throughout the scholarly communication ecosystem to sign up and show their support for practices designed to address the misuse of metrics. This case study provides an overview of the process undertaken by a large academic publisher (Taylor & Francis Group) in signing up to DORA and implementing some of its key practices in the hope that it will provide some guidance to others considering becoming a signatory. Our experience suggests that research, consultation and flexibility are crucial components of the process. Additionally, approaching signing with a project mindset versus a ‘sign and forget’ mentality can help organizations to understand the practical implications of signing, to anticipate and mitigate potential obstacles and to support cultural change.
关于指标在学术交流中的作用一直存在很多争论,尤其是期刊指标的误用,例如评估研究和研究人员的影响因子。各种倡议都提倡改变这种文化,包括《研究评估宣言》(DORA),该宣言邀请整个学术交流生态系统的利益相关者签署,并表明他们对旨在解决指标滥用问题的实践的支持。本案例研究概述了一家大型学术出版商(Taylor & Francis Group)在与DORA签约并实现其一些关键实践的过程,希望能为考虑成为签约方的其他出版商提供一些指导。我们的经验表明,研究、协商和灵活性是这一进程的关键组成部分。此外,以项目的心态对待签约,而不是“签了就忘了”的心态,可以帮助组织理解签约的实际含义,预测和减轻潜在的障碍,并支持文化变革。