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National Research Council and multiple other bodies commit to change use of metrics
The Italian National Research Council and multiple other key institutions in the country have signed on to a Europe-wide push to overhaul research assessment processes.
Earlier this year, a European Commission-led team outlined an agreement on what change was needed to how researchers are assessed. This sets out four core aims: to recognise the diversity of research roles; to base assessment primarily on qualitative evaluation; to “abandon inappropriate uses…of journal- and publication-based metrics”; and to avoid the use of international rankings of research organisations in assessing researchers.