Schmid Sandra L
Department of Cell Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390
Mol Biol Cell. 2017 Nov 1;28(22):2941-2944. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E17-08-0534.
The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) was penned 5 years ago to articulate best practices for how we communicate and judge our scientific contributions. In particular, it adamantly declared that Journal Impact Factor (JIF) should never be used as a surrogate measure of the quality of individual research contributions, or for hiring, promotion, or funding decisions Since then, a heightened awareness of the damaging practice of using JIFs as a proxy for the quality of individual papers, and to assess an individual's or institution's accomplishments has led to changes in policy and the design and application of best practices to more accurately assess the quality and impact of our research. Herein I summarize the considerable progress made and remaining challenges that must be met to ensure a fair and meritocratic approach to research assessment and the advancement of research.
《旧金山科研评估宣言》（DORA）于5年前起草，旨在阐明我们在交流和评判科研贡献方面的最佳实践。特别是，它坚决声明，期刊影响因子（JIF）绝不应被用作衡量个人研究贡献质量的替代指标，也不应被用于招聘、晋升或资助决策。从那时起，人们越来越意识到将JIF用作衡量单篇论文质量以及评估个人或机构成就的有害做法，这促使政策发生了变化，并推动了最佳实践的设计与应用，以更准确地评估我们研究的质量和影响力。在此，我总结了已取得的显著进展以及为确保科研评估采用公平、任人唯贤的方法和推动科研进步而必须应对的剩余挑战。
