IntroductionUniversityof Tampere and Tampere Universityof Technology weremergedat thebeginningof 2019 establishingthefoundationbasedTampere UniversityTampere Universityis of themostmultidisciplinaryre ID: 858029
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1 Responsible publication indicator for an
Responsible publication indicator for an internal funding modelLaura Himanen (DoctoralresearcherspecialistResearchServices. ORCID ID:https://orcid.org/0000SusannaNykyriPhDManager, Open Science Services, Library. ORCID ID:https://orcid.org/0000TampereUniversity IntroductionUniversityof Tampere and Tampere Universityof Technology weremergedat thebeginningof 2019 establishingthefoundationbasedTampere UniversityTampere Universityis of themostmultidisciplinaryresearchintensiveuniversitiesin Finland, and secondlargest. Research focusesespeciallytopicsrelatedto technologyhealthsocietyImplementing principles of responsibl
2 e research assessment has been a priorit
e research assessment has been a priority at TAU from the start*, and already in March 2019 TAU signed DORA as the first Finnish university* Himanen, Laura, & Nykyri, Susanna. (2020, March). Moving towards more responsible metricsa case of Tampere University. Zenodo http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3712077 ��21.10.2020 Backgroundfor internalpublicationindicatorAbout 50 % of universities' research fundingcomes from the ministry’s basic fundingThe Finnish Ministry ofEducationCultureallocates funding to universities based on several indicators.Currently, 13 per cent of the funding is allocated based o
3 n publications, that are classified and
n publications, that are classified and rated according to their publication forum* into 4 categories (so called JUFOclassification).Starting in 2021 it will be 14 per cent with an added coefficient for open publishingTAUis developing its internalfunding system, including apublication indicator, and the aim is not tocopy the MEC funding modelWe set out todesign a publication indicator that: Is moreinclusive in terms of different publication typesBetter acknowledges the differences in publication culturesSuits a multidisciplinary university like TAU, by allowing a wider value base in terms of scientific productivit
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y��21.10.2020 * for more on publication forum classification,see:https://www.julkaisufoorumi.fi/en TAU publicationindicator1/3In a multidisciplinary university there is no single indicator that suits allOne solution is a compilation indicator that can take into considerationfaculties’ differences in aims and disciplinesPossible indicators for the faculties to choose from:International copublicationspublications with industry and businessPublications classified on the highest JUFOlevels (2 and 3)Publications aimed at professionals and the publicField normalisedcitation indicatorOpenness of scienc
5 e is a strategic goal for TAU, so the on
e is a strategic goal for TAU, so the only mandatoryindicator for all faculties was open publishing.The suggested model easily enables future updates in acknowledging also otherresearch outputs (research data, code, softwareetc ��21.10.2020 TAUpublicationindicator2/3A faculty would choose a minimum of 3 indicators (in addition to open publishing) that it finds most suitable for its disciplines and strategic goalsOpen publishing would have a weighing of 30 %, but for the others thefaculty could assign the weighingFaculty A could then have a compilation indicator that consists of:Open publishing 30 %In
6 ternational copublications 20 %Publicati
ternational copublications 20 %Publications classified on the highest JUFOlevels (2 and 3) 40 %Publications aimed at professionals and the public 10 % TAUpublicationindicator3/3MEC fundingmodelincentivisespublishing in reviewedjournalsthesuggestedcompilationindicatorcouldincentivisealsoothertypesof publishing, accordingto thefaculty'sownaimsvaluesAlsothecompilationindicatorenablestherealisationof university'sstrategicgoalssuchas societalimpactacknowledginge.gpublicationsaimedat professionalsthepublicas worthwhile DiscussionFeedback was collected from the faculties, and it was mainly positive, but in the end, the c
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ompilation indicator was discarded.mainly because it made comparisons between faculties impossible.Comparing very different faculties (in terms of both size and disciplinary combinations) is not in line with principles of responsible research evaluation or responsible use of metricsalso it was difficult to link to actual euros.The internal funding system is still under development, more discussion is needed in order to find out what we are trying to achieve with it, and what are the actual risks in using a different model from the ministry’s model?Is it still under development, what the university actually va