Leiden Manifesto

Research evaluation is now led by the data rather than by judgement. Metrics have proliferated: usually well intentioned, not always well informed, often ill applied. There is the risk to damage the system with the tools designed to improve it, as evaluation is increasingly implemented by organizations without knowledge of, or advice on, good practice and interpretation.

To support researchers, a team of five experts, led by Diana Hicks, the professor of political science at the Unive...