Reform on Research Assessment in the context of Open Science | March 21 & 22, 2023, Online | Open Science Retreat

"...What is this Open Science Retreat about? Activities to reform the way research is assessed have been launched in various settings in recent months and years. These include for instance initiatives such as the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA – a coalition of more than 400 organisations willing to work together to implement changes in research assessment), efforts to implement the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) in hiring and promotion practices or the Dutch National Recognition & Rewards Programme. Taking a positive view of these activities, we raise the question of what needs to be considered to make reform processes successful in terms of acceptance within the Open Science community. Furthermore, there seems to be a risk that Open Science and the research assessment reform could develop independently of each other – both in terms of reform activities and from a policy perspective. At the 5th Open Science Retreat, we want to focus explicitly on those aspects that promote a coordinated approach and on how an OS community position can be introduced into the discourse...."