The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) came into being to try to end the misuse of the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) in the evaluation of research and researchers and has achieved considerable success in advancing reform of assessment practices. However, there are a number of other quantitative indicators derived from publishing activity which are used in research assessment and DORA is often asked for its views on their merits.

To support further understanding of the complexities and potential problems with indicators DORA is today releasing a new guidance document which applies the principles underlying its original declaration to other quantitative indicators that are sometimes used in research evaluation. These indicators include the h-index, citation counts, and altmetrics.

More:

https://sfdora.org/2024/05/06/dora-releases-new-guidance-on-research-indicators/