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GraspOS SCOPE+i Resource: Indicators guide 1: Responsible use of indicators

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This guide supports responsible research assessment (RRA) with a special focus on open science (OS) contributions. It provides guidance on how to select, interpret, and apply indicators and metrics in a way that balances quantitative measures with qualitative judgment. Its main purpose is to help institutions use indicators transparently, responsibly, and in alignment with their values. Two documents published. Actionable version – a short version. Full resource – a long version on which the Actionable version is based on.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15526167

Authors: Sipola, Tiina, Koivisto, Elina

Institution: Federation of Finnish Learned Societies

Language: English

Topic: scientometrics and bibliometrics research

Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission

Award: GraspOS: next Generation Research Assessment to Promote Open Science