Research Impact Services

Testing current evaluation processes--and creating new ones--can be difficult. The Research Evaluation Working Group within the International Network of Research Management Societies (INORMS) has created SCOPE, a model for conducting research evaluation. 

• S= Start with what you value
• C= Context considerations
• O= Options for measuring
• P= Probe deeply
• E= Evaluate your evaluation

The Leiden Manifesto stems from the 2015 International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators. It outlines ten principles of best practices in metrics-based research assessment. 

1. Quantitative evaluation should support qualitative, expert assessment.
2. Measure performance against the research missions of the institution, group, or researcher. 
3. Protect excellence in locally relevant research. 
4. Keep data collection and analytical processes open, transparent, and simple. 
5. Allow those evaluated to verify data and analysis. 
6. Account for variation by field in publication and citation practices. 
7. Base assessment of individual researchers on a qualitative judgement of their portfolio. 
8. Avoid misplaced concreteness and false precision. 
9. Recognize the systemic effects of assessment and indicators. 
10. Scrutinize indicators regularly and update them.