Research Evaluation:
Let’s Make ‘Open’ Count!

“I’m all for open scholarship…
but…”
What we often hear from researchers:

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“…I also want a
promotion and
tenure”

Researchers often cite concerns
about hiring, promotion, and tenure
evaluations as a top reason they do
not share their work.

The case of my disappearing PeerJ paper
https://peerj.com/articles/57/

My paper disappeared because of
impact factor worship
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If we want things to change, we have
to change the incentives.
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How should we evaluate research?
How can we reward ‘open’?
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It starts by knowing what we’re doing
right and wrong…

How you can help
http://www.opencon2016.org/research_evaluation
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