Description of the 16 SCOPE+ i Resources with links to full text in Zenodo

Values

Value statement template can be used for identifying and documenting values which determine the purpose and context of a RRA process. Values affect also assessment methods, metrics and indicators referred to as assessment protocol which is discussed in the accompanying Guide on translating values, purpose and context into an assessment protocol. Value statement template is most relevant in SCOPE phase S and Guide on translating values, purpose and context into an assessment protocol in SCOPE phases O and P.

Purpose and context statement template – most relevant in SCOPE phase C - helps specifying and documenting of various contextual elements, including

  • the purpose of assessment;
  • research(er) or research group context;
  • organizational or institutional context;
  • country, geographical, national and cultural context;
  • discipline context;
  • OS context;
  • evaluator context;
  • evaluation or assessment process context and
  • assessment method context.

Indicator toolbox offers insights into the use cases and limitations of bibliometric indicators. It also addresses indicators related to Open Science and FAIR data. Additionally, the toolbox provides information on freely available databases such as OpenAlex, OpenAIRE and BIP!Services. Indicator toolbox is most relevant in SCOPE phases O and P.

Actors

Guides are available to support the roles and responsibilities of those involved in the assessment process. These include the Assessment team guide, relevant in SCOPE phases S and C and Guide for evaluators and evaluands, relevant in SCOPE phases O and P. For identifying and documenting stakeholders of a RRA process Stakeholder mapping template is available to be used in SCOPE phases S and C.

Maturity and capacities

Assessment readiness template – most relevant to use in SCOPE phases S and C - supports organizations to explore their maturity level in relation to open science (OS) responsible research assessment (RRA) reform by asking questions on the subject. It also supports internal discussion, planning and measuring ongoing RRA progress. Guide for overcoming common obstacles in implementing RRA introduces the common obstacles identified in the GraspOS Surveys (Hyrkkänen et al. 2023) and suggests actions to overcome these obstacles.

Guide on equity, diversity and inclusion – most relevant in SCOPE phases O and P - promotes awareness and understanding of diversity in research such as outputs and activities, diversity in research roles and careers, and diversity in broader sense (e.g. racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, disability, language, disciplines) and inclusion in the context of Responsible Research Assessment reform.

Open science

For contributing OS there are three guides. OS assessment guide highlights OS outputs, activities and contributions that are relevant to consider in all types of OS aware responsible research assessment (RRA) processes. The use of the guide is most relevant in SCOPE phases S and C. Guide on the diversity of OS contributions, roles and activities – most applicable in SCOPE phases O and P - discusses the wide range of OS contributions and activities that need to be recognized when evaluating and assessing research. OS aware narrative CV guide – also relevant in SCOPE phases O and P - shows how researcher can demonstrate a variety of contributions and activities, including OS contributions with a narrative CV format.

Reflection

Reflection is a key component of RRA. SCOPE+i Resources have three resources to support reflective practices. Checklist for responsible assessment is a comprehensive self-evaluation tick box resource for exploring the whole assessment process in detail across all five SCOPE phases. The purpose is to make sure that the principles of responsible assessment are applied throughout the process. Guide for evaluating the evaluation – most relevant in E phase of SCOPE offers tips and resources such as SCOPE Framework and CoARA’s reform journey for defining criteria to evaluate the evaluation process itself and identifying relevant stakeholders who should be involved in RRA process. Strategy self-evaluation template is based on the Dutch Strategy Evaluation Protocol (SEP) 2021-2027. The template supports institutional level reflection during a Research Assessment Exercise, RAE and is particularly useful in the SCOPE phases O and P.

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