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Nicola Dowson: Ref2014 and beyond
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REF2014 and beyond
Nicola Dowson, Open University Library
Session outline• Overview of the REF• Systems used for the publications submission• Library role• Reflections• Next REF
The assessment framework
Overall quality
Publications
Maximum of 4 per researcher
Impact
Impact template and case studies
Environment
Environment data and template
65% 20% 15%
Overview:
Publications overview• Assesses all types of research outputs in terms of their
‘originality, significance and rigour’• Expert sub panels for each 36 (subject based) Units of
Assessment • Publication period 1st Jan 2008 – 31st Dec 2013• Citation data used in some panels to ‘inform the
assessment’
Assessment criteriaThe criteria for assessing the quality of publications are
originality, significance and rigour*
Four star Quality that is world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour
Three starQuality that is internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour but which falls short of the highest standards of excellence
Two star Quality that is recognised internationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour
One star Quality that is recognised nationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour
UnclassifiedQuality that falls below the standard of nationally recognised work. Or work which does not meet the published definition of research for the purposes of this assessment
* Each main panel provides descriptive account of the criteria
Outputs:
REF Systems• Research Profile System – all elements of the REF
submission• Research Profile Form – publications selected for
submission• Eprints plugin on ORO (OU’s institutional repository)• REF submission system
Library role• Managing publications submission:
–Scoping and planning–Technical phase–Testing and evaluation–Quality assurance–Communication – within and outside the OU–Validating citation data–Scanning and print submission
Reflections
Beyond REF2014• Consultation in 2013• HEFCE policy for journal articles and conference
proceedings published in March 2014• For publications accepted after 1st April 2016:
– Open access - deposit of the ‘authors accepted manuscript in a repository’
– Deposit of metadata completed no longer than 3 months after acceptance with an extra month to deposit the full-text if there is no publisher embargo
Beyond REF2014 (continued) • Full-text embargoes – panel A&B (Science, Technology,
Medicine) no longer than 12 months, C&D no longer 24 months, full-text must be available within one month after the end of the embargo period
• Exceptions will be allowed• Must enable machine readable discovery and access• Data and text mining• HEFCE are working with Jisc to support repositories in
implementing this policy • HEFCE consultation out on the role of metrics in the next
REF
Nicola DowsonLibrary ServicesThe Open UniversityWalton HallMilton KeynesMK7 6AAwww.open.ac.uk/library