News
Society of Biology signs the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment
- Details
- 31 May 2013
The Society of Biology has signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, a global initiative that calls for better evaluation of research outputs, including not just peer-reviewed research articles, but intellectual property, trained scientists, data and more.
The Declaration encourages a move away from a reliance on the Journal Impact Factor, which is commonly used amongst researchers, institutions and funders alike to judge the scientific outputs of academics and research institutions. It sets out a number of recommendations for funding agencies, institutions, publishers, researchers, and organisations that supply metrics to assess research outputs on its own merits.
For more information and for a list of signatories, visit the DORA website.