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## The UJI starts the process for a qualitative evaluation of research to promote the improvement of the quality and impact of the results

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The Universitat Jaume I of Castelló has joined the Agreement on the reform of research assessment promoted by the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) and has also become a member of this working group made up of universities, public and private research organisations, research funding bodies and assessment agencies whose aim is to promote the implementation of a new system for the assessment of research activity on a European scale, in order to promote the improvement of the quality and impact of the results.

The system is based on the recognition of the diversity of research results, methodologies and practices for different fields of knowledge and at different stages of the research career. In addition, the system aims to promote good practices, such as ethics and integrity in research practice, open science or the dissemination of research activity, all of them in the same line initiated by the UJI with the approval of the Code of Good Practices in Research and Doctoral Studies or the institutional declaration for the promotion of open access.

The main idea of the agreement is to modify the evaluation systems and reinforce qualitative evaluation (peer review), although making responsible use of quantitative indicators. The intention is that the result of this evaluation should also be decisive in the selection and promotion of teaching staff or in the allocation of resources for research. Therefore, adherence to the agreement entails the acceptance of a series of commitments and the adoption of a timeframe for implementation.

The most important of these commitments are:

1. Recognise the diversity of research contributions and careers in research, according to the needs and nature of the research.

2. Base research evaluation on qualitative assessment, for which peer review is essential, supported by the responsible use of quantitative indicators.

3. Abandon the inappropriate use of journal and publication-based metrics in research assessment, in particular the inappropriate use of the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) and the h-index.

4. Avoid the use of research organisation rankings in research assessment.

As can be deduced from the commitments, the idea is to change the current model and to make qualitative assessment (by expert staff) the main method, although quantitative indicators can be taken into account when they provide relevant information.  For this reason, it is recommended that the assessment of research activity be broadened according to the diversity of contributions of the disciplines, as well as assessing social impact, open access, teaching, teamwork and supervision of doctoral theses, among others.

For this transformation to be effectively implemented, institutions will have to address a number of structural changes, including:

1. Committing the necessary resources to reform research evaluation in order to achieve organisational change; 2. reviewing and developing criteria, and developing criteria for the evaluation of research in order to achieve organisational change.

2. Review and develop research evaluation criteria, tools and processes.

3. Raise awareness of research assessment reform and provide transparent communication, guidance and training on assessment criteria and processes, as well as their use.

4. Exchange practices and experiences to enable mutual learning within and outside the coalition.

5. Communicate progress on adherence to the principles and implementation of commitments.

6. Evaluate practices, criteria and tools based on sound evidence and the current state of research on research and make data publicly available for evidence gathering and research.

The institutions signing the agreement, in the case of Spain various universities, foundations, associations, such as CRUE, and regional evaluation agencies, have five years to carry out at least one cycle of review and development of their evaluation criteria, tools and processes, although they are committed to periodically demonstrate progress and compliance with the basic commitments.

The initiative, presented by the Vice-Rector's Office for Research, was approved in session 1/2023, dated 23 January 2023, of the Universitat Jaume I Governing Council.

Further information: <https://coara.eu/>

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