The social media landscape is always changing, and DORA’s online presence is changing along with…
The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) recognizes the need to improve the ways in which researchers and the outputs of scholarly research are evaluated.
The idea to write the declaration was developed in 2012 during at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in San Francisco. It has become a worldwide initiative covering all scholarly disciplines and all key stakeholders including funders, publishers, professional societies, institutions, and researchers.
We encourage all individuals and organizations who are interested in developing and promoting best practice in the assessment of researchers and scholarly research to sign DORA.
The DORA blog
Improving pre-award processes for equitable and transparent research assessment
Background Research funding organizations are well positioned to be drivers of change towards more responsible…
DORA Initiatives Meeting: Reformscape
Each quarter, DORA holds a Community of Practice (CoP) meeting for National and International Initiatives…
Reformscape in the news
Since Reformscape launched on January 30, 2024, we have been very grateful for the community…
2023 in Review: List of new developments in research assessment
Each year, DORA reflects on progress toward responsible research assessment. How is research valued in…
Case Study
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory
From our Resource Library
The Dutch Research Council (NWO)
Rethinking Research Assessment: Unintended Cognitive and Systems Biases
Supporting Organizations
Visionary
Sustainer
Contributor
Cancer Research UK
F1000Research
Hindawi
Iowa State University Library
Science Foundation Ireland
University of Calgary
Additional support
Arcadia is a charitable foundation that works to protect nature, preserve cultural heritage and promote open access to knowledge. Arcadia supports Tools to Advance Research Assessment (TARA), a project to facilitate the development of new policies and practices for academic career assessment.