{"498381":{"#nid":"498381","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Leiden Manifesto Codifies Best Practices for Metrics-based Research Assessment","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearch evaluation has become routine and often relies on metrics. But it is increasingly driven by data and not by expert judgement. As a result, the procedures that were designed to increase the quality of research are now threatening to damage the scientific system.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo support researchers and managers, five experts led by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca title=\u0022\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/works.bepress.com\/diana_hicks\/\u0022\u003EDiana Hicks\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca title=\u0022\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cwts.nl\/People\/PaulWouters\u0022\u003EPaul Wouters\u003C\/a\u003E, director of the Center for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University, have proposed 10 principles for the measurement of research performance:\u0026nbsp;the Leiden Manifesto for Research Metrics.\u0026nbsp;Published as commentary in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;in July 2015, the principles are being circulated around the world. A video summarizing the principles is available and it has been published in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/leading-edge.iac.gatech.edu\/leidenmanifesto\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELeading Edge Digital Publications Series\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt is satisfying to know that so many people around the world have found the Leiden Manifesto helpful in their science policy deliberations,\u201d said Hicks.\u0026nbsp;\u201cVolunteers have translated it into 9 languages, making it more accessible to policy makers around the world. And it has been very widely tweeted, blogged, and cited.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWatch Vimeo video \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vimeo.com\/133683418\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo support researchers and managers, five experts led by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca title=\u0022\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/works.bepress.com\/diana_hicks\/\u0022\u003EDiana Hicks\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology, proposed ten principles for the measurement of research performance:\u0026nbsp;the Leiden Manifesto for Research Metrics. Published as commentary in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ENature\u003C\/em\u003E in July 2015, the principles are being circulated around the world. A video summarizing the principles is available and it has been published in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts \u003Cem\u003ELeading Edge Digital Publications Series\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"To support researchers and managers, five experts led by Diana Hicks, professor in the School of Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology, have proposed ten principles for the measurement of research performance."}],"uid":"27498","created_gmt":"2016-02-10 14:48:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:38","author":"Rachel Miles","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-02-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-02-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"405711":{"id":"405711","type":"image","title":"Diana M. 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