DORA outlines the limitations of journal-based metrics (namely the Journal Impact Factor, or JIF) and provides recommendations applicable to funding agencies, publishers, institutions, and researchers.
The Leiden Manifesto provides ten principles to guide research evaluation:
1) Quantitative evaluation should support qualitative, expert assessment
2) Measure performance against the research missions of the institution, group or researcher.
3) Protect excellence in locally relevant research.
4) Keep data collection and analytical processes open, transparent and simple.
5) Allow those evaluated to verify data and analysis.
6) Account for variation by field in publication and citation practices.
7) Base assessment of individual researchers on a qualitative judgement of their portfolio.
8) Avoid misplaced concreteness and false precision.
9) Recognize the systemic effects of assessment and indicators.
10) Scrutinize indicators regularly and update them.
