Research impact indicators & metrics news and research

One good tool for tracking RIIM-related news and research in open scholarship is through the Open Access Tracking Project OA.bibliometrics feed. Another more general source is The Bibliomagician curated by an international committee of library and information scientists. News is conveyed through the blog, with recent pieces on Clarivate’s position on research evaluation, challenges of measuring open research data, and speculation about why Elsevier chose to endorse the Leiden Manifesto over DORA, among others. The resources section provides statements of responsible metrics, responsible use guides, discussion lists, conferences and events, readings and more. The group conducts an annual survey about responsible metrics and publishes a set of competencies for bibliometric work.

Author: Christine Turner

Scholarly Communication Librarian at UMass Amherst

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