This focal area is concerned with the development of responsible research assessment practices. It also focuses on fostering healthy research cultures, for instance in terms of social safety and open science practices.

What reforms in how we assess and value research are necessary to better equip public science systems for the existential challenges of the 21st century? How can we understand and tackle issues such as inequitable access to scientific literature, increasing strain on peer review systems, and publisher oligopolies? How best to evaluate emerging knowledge infrastructures and their embedded values, e.g. of openness or sustainability?

For more information, please read our blog post from 2024 in which the focal area introduces its main vision and roadmap for the future. You can also read the follow-up blog post that offers a reflection on the activities and progress of the focal area over the past two years.