Elsevier signs Declaration on Research Assessment

Elsevier signs Declaration on Research Assessment; implementation steps will include making reference lists of all articles openly available via Crossref [...] To support these goals, Elsevier has signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA). The signing took place today on the anniversary of the declaration. Prof Stephen Curry, Chair of DORA, said: I am very pleased that Elsevier has committed itself to DORA and agreed to open up its citation data. To me, this is a powerful indicator of the rising importance worldwide of responsible research assessment. I very much look forward to seeing the positive impact of this decision both within Elsevier and the community that they serve.